Articles
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Law & Principles, Economy, Energy
Attorney General tells agencies to ignore federal demand
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter has told state agencies they should not comply with a Biden administration demand that they cede regulatory authority over mining in eastern Oklahoma to federal authorities.Ray Carter | April 16, 2021
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Law & Principles, Economy
McGirt ruling now negatively impacting tribes
Now, even the tribal governments who hailed the ruling on McGirt are being directly impacted in a negative way.Ray Carter | April 12, 2021
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Economy
Regulatory reform will foster innovation and growth
As Oklahoma’s political leaders search for ways to fire up economic growth, they must turn their attention to Oklahoma's dysfunctional regulatory system.Andrew C. Spiropoulos | April 12, 2021
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Economy, Energy
Mining, conservation in eastern Oklahoma now under federal control
Due to the U.S. Supreme Court’s McGirt ruling, control and oversight of mining and various environmental regulations in eastern Oklahoma are now the domain of the federal government.Ray Carter | April 7, 2021
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Budget & Tax, Economy
Stitt considering expansion of ‘Skills to Rebuild’ program
An Oklahoma career tech superintendent who created a 2020 program to help retrain mid-career adults displaced by the pandemic wants to take that successful program statewide.Mike Brake | March 26, 2021
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Budget & Tax, Economy
Use some bailout funds to reduce Oklahoma’s personal income tax
With Democrats holding Congress and the White House, most officials expect states to soon receive yet another round of federal bailout funding.Jonathan Small | March 3, 2021
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Economy
An economy of all people, by all people, and for all people
An economy built on equal rights for all people is now seen by many (including those pushing The 1619 Project in schools) as a form of white supremacy.Greg Forster, Ph.D. | February 1, 2021
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Economy, Culture & the Family
Covid-19 report ranks Oklahoma among most ‘open’ states
A new report ranks Oklahoma as one of the most “open” states for business based on COVID-19 restrictions.Ray Carter | January 8, 2021
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Economy
An entrepreneurial economy—if you can keep it
Does America still want to have a free and growing entrepreneurial economy?Greg Forster, Ph.D. | December 17, 2020
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Economy, Culture & the Family
Carl’s story: A small business owner
When businesses across the country were forced to close, it had catastrophic results not only for the owners, but for employees who needed the paycheck to feed their families and pay their rent.Dave Bond | December 14, 2020