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Kentucky's Democratic Governor Andy Beshear said that while he was worried about the cuts more broadly, he didn't see any evidence that they impacted the agency's response.

Kentucky's Democratic Governor Andy Beshear said that while he was worried about the cuts more broadly, he didn't see any evidence that they impacted the agency's response.

Earlier this month, five former National Weather Service leaders published an open letter warning about the potential for needless loss of life if forecasting offices aren't fully staffed. Proposed budget cuts to NOAA have led a number of Republican lawmakers from high-risk states like Oklahoma and Louisiana to speak out and encourage the administration to change course.

Earlier this month, five former National Weather Service leaders published an open letter warning about the potential for needless loss of life if forecasting offices aren't fully staffed. Proposed budget cuts to NOAA have led a number of Republican lawmakers from high-risk states like Oklahoma and Louisiana to speak out and encourage the administration to change course.

Earlier this month, five former National Weather Service leaders published an open letter warning about the potential for needless loss of life if forecasting offices aren't fully staffed. Proposed budget cuts to NOAA have led a number of Republican lawmakers from high-risk states like Oklahoma and Louisiana to speak out and encourage the administration to change course.

All this as Atlantic hurricane season is just around the corner. It starts on June 1st, and forecasters are predicting it'll be quite active right from the start. Now to Oklahoma, where beginning next school year, high school U.S. history teachers will cover topics like the Revolutionary War, the Civil Rights Movement.

All this as Atlantic hurricane season is just around the corner. It starts on June 1st, and forecasters are predicting it'll be quite active right from the start. Now to Oklahoma, where beginning next school year, high school U.S. history teachers will cover topics like the Revolutionary War, the Civil Rights Movement.

All this as Atlantic hurricane season is just around the corner. It starts on June 1st, and forecasters are predicting it'll be quite active right from the start. Now to Oklahoma, where beginning next school year, high school U.S. history teachers will cover topics like the Revolutionary War, the Civil Rights Movement.

But the state's new academic standards will also require educators to have students, quote, identify discrepancies in the 2020 presidential election results or else risk losing their teaching certificate. That is, despite the fact that claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election have been credibly and repeatedly proven false. Beth Wallace is an education reporter with State Impact Oklahoma.

But the state's new academic standards will also require educators to have students, quote, identify discrepancies in the 2020 presidential election results or else risk losing their teaching certificate. That is, despite the fact that claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election have been credibly and repeatedly proven false. Beth Wallace is an education reporter with State Impact Oklahoma.

But the state's new academic standards will also require educators to have students, quote, identify discrepancies in the 2020 presidential election results or else risk losing their teaching certificate. That is, despite the fact that claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election have been credibly and repeatedly proven false. Beth Wallace is an education reporter with State Impact Oklahoma.

She told us what these new standards, which apply to K-12 public schools, require.

She told us what these new standards, which apply to K-12 public schools, require.

She told us what these new standards, which apply to K-12 public schools, require.

Parents, educators, and members of the state legislature, including a number of Republicans, as well as the governor, have raised concerns. Oklahoma's state legislature is led by Republicans, and leaders introduced a resolution to reject these standards. But there wasn't enough GOP support to pass it. Family members and educators, meanwhile, have filed a lawsuit.

Parents, educators, and members of the state legislature, including a number of Republicans, as well as the governor, have raised concerns. Oklahoma's state legislature is led by Republicans, and leaders introduced a resolution to reject these standards. But there wasn't enough GOP support to pass it. Family members and educators, meanwhile, have filed a lawsuit.

Parents, educators, and members of the state legislature, including a number of Republicans, as well as the governor, have raised concerns. Oklahoma's state legislature is led by Republicans, and leaders introduced a resolution to reject these standards. But there wasn't enough GOP support to pass it. Family members and educators, meanwhile, have filed a lawsuit.

They argue the standards were not properly reviewed and that they quote represent a distorted view that favors a blatantly biased perspective. They're being represented in court by a former attorney general for Oklahoma who is a Republican.

They argue the standards were not properly reviewed and that they quote represent a distorted view that favors a blatantly biased perspective. They're being represented in court by a former attorney general for Oklahoma who is a Republican.

They argue the standards were not properly reviewed and that they quote represent a distorted view that favors a blatantly biased perspective. They're being represented in court by a former attorney general for Oklahoma who is a Republican.