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Higher Education, Culture & the Family
OU drag show declared one of nation’s largest
According to officials at the University of Oklahoma, the school’s annual “Crimson & Queens” drag show is not only the “the largest annual drag show in Oklahoma” but also “one of the largest collegiate drag shows in the U.S.”Ray Carter | April 5, 2023
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Law & Principles
Lawmaker’s racial comment draws pushback
A lawmaker dismissed a significant share of the attendees, apparently based on their skin color, at a recent rally at the Oklahoma Capitol that drew hundreds of people from across the state.Ray Carter | April 5, 2023
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Education
Oklahoma Democrats oppose teaching children about civil-rights era
A measure that would require Oklahoma schools to devote time to instruction on the civil-rights struggle from 1954 to 1968, including the strategies employed by Martin Luther King, Jr., has passed out of a Senate committee over the objections of Democrats.Ray Carter | April 4, 2023
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Budget & Tax
Spotlight on taxes: sales tax
A family of four would pay $6,568 in local and state sales taxes on average.Curtis Shelton | April 4, 2023
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Health Care, Culture & the Family
In Oklahoma speech, Chinese-American pediatrician calls for strengthening parental rights
As a longtime pediatrician in Washington state, Dr. Erica Li does not doubt that some individuals—“a very small percentage”—have gender-identity disorder that persists into adulthood.Ray Carter | April 3, 2023
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Education, Culture & the Family
Sarah Stitt: School choice can break cycles of dysfunction
First Lady Sarah Stitt said the lessons she reaped from her upbringing include the importance of education and empowering families with school choice.Ray Carter | April 3, 2023
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Budget & Tax
Spotlight on taxes: Oklahoma income tax
According to the latest data from the Oklahoma Tax Commission, total state and local tax collections in 2022 were $21.1 billion.Curtis Shelton | March 31, 2023
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Education, Culture & the Family
Oklahoma parents, students rally for school choice
Hundreds of parents and students urged lawmakers to enact robust school-choice policies this year that will allow Oklahoma families to more easily access private schools and homeschooling, speaking out at a Capitol rally on Thursday.Ray Carter | March 30, 2023
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Education, Law & Principles
Court finds Edmond schools broke state law
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that Edmond Public Schools’ COVID vaccination policy violated state law.Ray Carter | March 30, 2023
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Budget & Tax
Oklahoma tax reform would enhance stability, competitiveness
Adopting full scale tax reform like the one OCPA proposed last year would make Oklahoma much more competitive by eliminating the income tax while simultaneously creating a more stable sales tax by broadening the base to include more taxable services. This sort of tax reform would benefit all Oklahomans through increased economic activity in the long term without the risk of a severe government shortfall in the short term.Curtis Shelton | March 29, 2023