Second English bill by Oklahoma Rep. Randy Terrill wins backing

 
BY MICHAEL MCNUTT
Published: April 7, 2009

A legislator driving to make English the official language got an identical version of his proposal approved Monday by a House panel, a move he hopes will head off a similar but less restrictive measure.

Rep. Randy Terrill , despite objections from Democratic members on the House Judiciary Committee , was able to gut a Senate bill and insert text that called for voters to decide whether to make English the state̵...


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