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Reporter at InvestigateWest 🏜️ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ 🏔️
Washington, USA
Joined November 2022
Before Biden leaves office here is what he could do for Indigenous communities-- Free Leonard Peltier. Peltier is a member of the American Indian movement and one of the longest serving political prisoners in the United States....
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Feeling very honored to be selected as a fellow for NAJA. Looking forward to this opportunity and all that’s to come 🤗
Meet the 2023 Native American Journalism Fellows! Jordana Bass, @AspenFord_, Christina Gervais, @CDGreenfeather, Raven Marshall, Kadin Mills & @Aislintweedy selected for virtual curriculum & digital newsroom #NAJF2023 - https://t.co/WxC29DEiej
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"You have to push and push and work unlivable hours, miss out on spending time with your kids, miss out on being a human, and you live just to get that half step forward and be knocked back again." @AspenFord_ on the impact of smaller SNAP stipends https://t.co/arLZLEq9JX
oklahoman.com
Smaller SNAP stipends along with historic inflation rates and skyrocketing rent and utility costs have created 'the perfect storm' for low-income families.
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The Oklahoma Legislature must pass SB 429. Indigenous cultures are important. Indigenous stories are important. Indigenous students deserve the right to celebrate their heritage through tribal regalia. #okleg
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Editorial: It's time for Ryan Walters to end disparaging rhetoric or resign
oklahoman.com
There's nothing exemplary about Oklahoma state schools Superintendent Ryan Walters' implications in weekend tweet.
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These bills could help Oklahomans access period products https://t.co/73SmSLTNnv by @AspenFord_ via @theoklahoman_
oklahoman.com
The three bills being considered would help fight period poverty through distributing period supplies and eliminating the state's 'tampon tax.'
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Polls are now closed. Follow for live results on SQ 820 here:
oklahoman.com
Oklahoma voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide if recreational marijuana will be legal in Oklahoma.
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In a party-line vote of 81-19, Republicans sought to make an example out of Rep. Turner, the first and only publicly nonbinary state lawmaker in Oklahoma history. https://t.co/AwVpCHtFUr
theblackwallsttimes.com
In a party line vote of 81-19, Republicans sought to make an example out of Rep. Turner, the first and only publicly nonbinary state lawmaker in Oklahoma history.
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A proposed rule from state Superintendent Ryan Walters could demote Oklahoma schools' accreditation status if the state finds any "pornographic material" or "sexualized content" in their libraries. https://t.co/EOOOIsF65a
oklahoman.com
State schools Superintendent Ryan Walters proposed new rules that could threaten a school district's accreditation for having "pornographic material."
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Oklahoma’s attorney general accused the governor on Thursday of illegally appointing members to the Oklahoma Veterans Commission, the sharpest rebuke yet between the two emerging political rivals. https://t.co/UoxY7bNpgv
oklahoman.com
Oklahoma’s attorney general accused the governor on Thursday of illegally appointing members to the Oklahoma Veterans Commission.
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FIRST LOOK at the expected Blizzard late Wednesday into early Thursday of next week folks. 50 to 60MPH winds, bitter cold and heavy snow. Real Deal folks. Tracking. Mike #okwx #wxtwitter 2.10.23
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I'm looking to speak to any parents in the metro that have stretched their food budget due to inflation and/or parents who are being affected by the termination of pandemic SNAP provisions. This will be for @TheOklahoman_, please respond here or DM me to talk!
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