‘Ready for a comeback’: Robert Franklin tops James Taylor for Republican state superintendent nomination

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Robert Franklin has won a hotly contested runoff election to secure the Oklahoma Republican Party nomination for state superintendent of public instruction. Less than...
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With James Taylor ‘proposing consolidation,’ Robert Franklin pans ‘inappropriate process’

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With the Aug. 25 runoff rapidly approaching, Republican state superintendent candidates are vying for undecided voters as financial gaps widen and contrasting policy positions...
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Fact check: Candidates clash over past allegations in Oklahoma superintendent runoff debate

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State superintendent of public instruction candidates Robert Franklin and James Taylor debated Aug. 13 at Cameron University in Lawton. The debate was presented by...
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SQ 844: Property tax reimbursement reform has educators uneasy

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A state question on Oklahoma’s Aug. 25 ballots would change how counties are reimbursed for ad valorem tax revenue when properties qualify for manufacturing...
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‘There is a difference’: James Taylor, Robert Franklin spar in runoff debate

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LAWTON — In a Republican runoff debate that grew contentious at times, state superintendent of public instruction candidates Robert Franklin and James Taylor shared...
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