Oklahoma House Republicans censure Black nonbinary representative for 'hiding a fugitive'

Posted on AllSides March 8th, 2023
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A Black nonbinary Democratic representative in the Oklahoma House of Representatives was censured after House Republicans accused her of impeding a law enforcement investigation into an assault on a fellow House member and a state trooper during a protest over transgender rights in the Capitol last month. Rep. Mauree Turner, D-Oklahoma City, allegedly hid a person in her office who had thrown water at Rep. Bob Ed Culver, R-Tahlequah, after the House passed a bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors on Feb. 28. House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka, said...

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