Oklahoma bill making journalists
get licenses, drug tests sparks
First Amendment pushback
Jan 30
A state lawmaker's bill that
requires journalists to be
licensed and forced to take
quarterly drug tests probably
won't get very far in the
upcoming legislative session
but it's already sparking
pushback from the state's news
media.
Senate Bill 1837 would create
the "Common Sense Freedom of
Press Control Act." The measure
requires criminal background
checks of every member of the
news media, licensing of
journalists through the Oklahoma
Corporation Commission, the
completion of a "propaganda
free" training course through
the Oklahoma State Department
of Education, a $1 million
liability insurance policy and
quarterly drug tests.
The measure, which would apply
to all media outlets operating
within the state, was proposed
by Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken
Arrow. Dahm also serves as
state chairman of the Oklahoma
Republican Party.
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/politics/government/2024/01/18/okla homa-bill-would-make-journalists-get-licenses-regular-drug-tests/7226851 9007/
Lee wrote:
Oklahoma bill making journalists
get licenses, drug tests sparks
First Amendment pushback
Jan 30
A state lawmaker's bill that
requires journalists to be
licensed and forced to take
quarterly drug tests probably
won't get very far in the
upcoming legislative session
but it's already sparking
pushback from the state's news
media.
Senate Bill 1837 would create
the "Common Sense Freedom of
Press Control Act." The measure
requires criminal background
checks of every member of the
news media, licensing of
journalists through the Oklahoma
Corporation Commission, the
completion of a "propaganda
free" training course through
the Oklahoma State Department
of Education, a $1 million
liability insurance policy and
quarterly drug tests.
The measure, which would apply
to all media outlets operating
within the state, was proposed
by Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken
Arrow. Dahm also serves as
state chairman of the Oklahoma
Republican Party.
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/politics/government/2024/01/18/okla
homa-bill-would-make-journalists-get-licenses-regular-drug-tests/7226851
9007/
Stupid shit "Lee" doesn't grasp the
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