Articles
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Higher Education, Culture & the Family
OSU professor says black people ‘may be in danger’ at white churches
An Oklahoma State University professor who says he teaches “through the lens of Critical Race Theory” has published a column that appears to endorse racial segregation in churches, warning that black Americans “may be in danger” if they attend “white churches.”Ray Carter | October 16, 2025
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Health Care
Billions spent, few results: Medicaid expansion falls short of promises to rural Oklahoma
Five years after Oklahoma voters narrowly approved Medicaid expansion, a new legislative study has found that the policy has had little impact on stabilizing the state’s rural hospitals or improving health outcomes—despite billions of dollars in added government spending.Ray Carter | October 15, 2025
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Higher Education
OSU controversy doesn’t shock former students
Oklahoma State University is facing criticism after a student-government official reprimanded a student for discussing the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, an incident former students say reflects a long-running bias against conservatives within OSU’s Student Government Association.Ray Carter | October 14, 2025
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Higher Education
Free-speech group warns of ‘chilling’ effect at OSU
A national free-speech watchdog says Oklahoma State University risked chilling student expression after a student-government coordinator reprimanded a student for remarks about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.Ray Carter | October 13, 2025
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Higher Education
Violent threats against conservatives growing at OU
Death threats against a visiting pro-Israel speaker have deepened concerns about the climate for free speech at the University of Oklahoma, where nearly half of surveyed students say violence can be justified to silence opposing views.Ray Carter | October 9, 2025
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Education
New test results expose deep reading crisis in Oklahoma classrooms
Newly released 2025 state test results show a staggering 73 percent of Oklahoma third-graders are not proficient in reading—a finding that mirrors national NAEP data. Despite record school funding in Oklahoma, student performance has steadily declined.Ray Carter | October 7, 2025
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Law & Principles
Hern urges Republicans to speak out against California-style elections in Oklahoma
Congressman Kevin Hern is warning Oklahoma Republicans that silence is not an option as activists push a California-style overhaul of the state’s election system. “Every Republican leader in the state should be speaking out against this,” Hern said.Ray Carter | October 7, 2025
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Education, Law & Principles
Whistleblower: To target Owasso schools, Biden administration defied court order
Whistleblower testimony reveals that the Biden administration defied a federal court injunction in order to pursue a “gender identity” discrimination complaint against Owasso Public Schools following the suicide of 16-year-old student Dagny “Nex” Benedict.Ray Carter | October 6, 2025
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Higher Education
OSU student reprimanded after honoring Charlie Kirk in speech
Josh Wilson, an Oklahoma State University junior and debate society president, says he was reprimanded and threatened with a “difficult” year by an OSU administrator after delivering a short student-government speech mourning Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.Ray Carter | October 6, 2025
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Education, Good Government
Stitt calls for making state superintendent an appointee
Gov. Kevin Stitt has appointed longtime CareerTech educator Lindel Fields as Oklahoma’s new state superintendent, following Ryan Walters’ resignation. Stitt also called on lawmakers to let voters decide whether future superintendents should be governor-appointed rather than elected.Ray Carter | October 2, 2025