Articles
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Law & Principles
OCPA helps secure major free-speech victory
The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has overturned the conviction of a man who spent roughly 15 months in prison for posting a YouTube video. The OCPA Center for Law & Liberty filed an amicus brief supporting the appeal, and the court echoed many of OCPA’s constitutional arguments.Ryan Haynie | August 6, 2026
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Higher Education
Employers treat community college bachelor’s like university degrees, study finds
A new National Bureau of Economic Research working paper suggests employers place similar value on bachelor's degrees earned at community colleges and those earned at traditional four-year universities.Ray Carter | August 6, 2026
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Budget & Tax
As taxes fall, revenue climbs in Oklahoma
New state revenue figures show Oklahoma collected more tax revenue in fiscal year 2026 than it did the year before, despite significant tax cuts enacted under Gov. Kevin Stitt.Ray Carter | August 5, 2026
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Education
Researchers find reading retention threat boosts learning
A new study from the Annenberg Institute at Brown University provides fresh evidence supporting Oklahoma’s renewed third-grade reading reforms, finding that Ohio’s similar reading law produced significant and lasting academic gains that extended into middle school.Ray Carter | August 4, 2026
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Health Care
Arkansas Medicaid expansion program headed for ash heap
Arkansas' long-running "private option" version of Medicaid expansion is nearing its end after federal officials declined to extend the state's waiver, prompting renewed scrutiny of a program critics say produced soaring costs without meaningful improvements in health outcomes.Ray Carter | August 3, 2026
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Economy
Want affordable housing? Get government out of the way
If Oklahoma wants to remain an affordable place to live, policymakers should focus on removing the obstacles that make homes more expensive to build and buy.Jonathan Small | August 3, 2026
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Education
Socialists claim key role in 2018 Oklahoma teacher walkout
A Democratic Socialists of America publication credits socialist teachers with helping inspire the 2018 Oklahoma teacher walkout, while prominent figures in the Oklahoma protests openly embraced socialism or coordinated with socialist organizations.Ray Carter | August 3, 2026
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Education
As socialist strategy focuses on schools, Oklahoma’s low-turnout elections could boost their agenda
Documents distributed by the Democratic Socialists of America encourage socialists to become teachers, build influence within teachers' unions, and run for local school boards.Ray Carter | July 30, 2026
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Health Care
Oklahoma death rate increases after Medicaid expansion
More than five years after Oklahoma expanded Medicaid to cover many able-bodied adults, new federal mortality data are fueling renewed debate over the program's effectiveness.Ray Carter | July 30, 2026
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Higher Education
NSU, NEO accused of illegal racial discrimination
A medical watchdog organization has filed a federal civil rights complaint alleging that Northeastern State University and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College operate a nursing scholarship program that unlawfully restricts eligibility to American Indian students.Ray Carter | July 29, 2026