Articles
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Criminal Justice
Sentencing reform headed to full Senate
A major overhaul of Oklahoma’s sentencing laws now awaits a vote from the full state Senate after it gained approval in two committees.Ray Carter | March 4, 2022
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Culture & the Family
Oklahoma lawmakers vote to bar males from women’s sports
Only biological females could compete in girls’ sporting events at Oklahoma schools under legislation approved by a state House committee.Ray Carter | March 4, 2022
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Education
Major school-choice expansion headed to Senate floor
A bill that would provide the most significant expansion of school-choice opportunity in Oklahoma history has won approval from a Senate committee and will next go before the entire Oklahoma Senate.Ray Carter | March 2, 2022
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Education
OCPA statement on SB 1647 passage
Jonathan Small, president of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, issued the following statement today in response to passage of Senate Bill 1647 out of the Senate Appropriations Committee.Sheridan Betts | March 2, 2022
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Education
Student civil-rights protection advances
Legislation to address civil-rights concerns in Oklahoma schools by allowing the state attorney general to investigate complaints has won easy approval in a state House committee.Ray Carter | March 2, 2022
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Education
School choice a major issue for Oklahoma, Texas Republican voters
School choice has become a major issue for Republican voters not only in Oklahoma, but also in neighboring Texas, based on the results of a statewide primary vote in Texas and polling in Oklahoma.Ray Carter | March 2, 2022
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Education
School choice ranks with abortion for Oklahoma GOP voters
For years, Oklahoma Republican voters have prioritized pro-life advocacy when choosing which GOP candidate to support in a primary. But a new poll shows support for school-choice policies now ranks alongside abortion for state Republicans.Ray Carter | March 2, 2022
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Education
Senators vote to close loophole exploited by teacher unions
Teacher union employees could no longer exploit an alleged loophole in state law that allows them to accrue increased state retirement benefits even when they are actually working for a labor union and not a public school, under legislation that has received committee approval.Ray Carter | March 2, 2022
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Education
The solution to sexualized schools is parent choice, not new regulations
Traditionalists are right that the government school system has proven that it can’t be trusted; that’s precisely why they’re wrong to think they can take control of it. The best way to cope with the challenge of sexualized schools is to put parents back in charge by letting them take the public funding that supports their children’s education to the school of their choice.Greg Forster, Ph.D. | March 2, 2022
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Health Care
Financial challenge from Medicaid expansion already clear
When Medicaid expansion was sold to Oklahoma voters, proponents declared it a no-pain-all-gain proposition. “Free” federal money would rain from the skies and the health of Oklahomans would be restored statewide.Jonathan Small | March 2, 2022