Articles
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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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Law & Principles, Economy
Minimum-wage hike hits Gen Z hardest
Thanks in part to steep minimum-wage hikes, youth employment in California has collapsed.Curtis Shelton | October 3, 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
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Good Government
For accountability, make state superintendent appointed
To bring greater accountability to the state school system and reduce dysfunction in state government, Oklahoma should make the position of state superintendent a gubernatorial appointee.Staff | October 2, 2025
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Higher Education
Alumni slam OU’s ‘double standard’ on political causes
While OU officials embraced the Black Lives Matter movement and loudly condemned the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, they issued only muted, narrowly distributed statements after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.Ray Carter | September 30, 2025
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Law & Principles
Trump DOJ sides with Oklahoma in birth certificate case
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a brief supporting Oklahoma’s law requiring birth certificates to reflect biological sex as either male or female.Ray Carter | September 30, 2025
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Law & Principles
‘No Name Given’: Oklahoma nabs 125 illegal-immigrant drivers
Gov. Kevin Stitt announced that Oklahoma troopers and federal agents arrested 125 illegal immigrants in a targeted I-40 enforcement action—uncovering truck drivers with licenses from sanctuary states, including one marked “No Name Given.”Ray Carter | September 29, 2025
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Law & Principles
California, Washington disprove claim that SQ 836 would ‘moderate’ politics in Oklahoma
Advocates of California-style “jungle primaries” insist the system moderates politics, but evidence from Washington and California shows the opposite. Since adopting open primaries, both states have only seen Democrats tighten their grip on power.Ryan Haynie | September 29, 2025
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Education
Oklahoma’s next state superintendent must implement social studies, science reforms
Oklahoma’s new social studies and science standards are significantly strengthened from the previous versions. But standards alone are not enough: the next state superintendent must ensure these reforms are implemented in curricula, training, and classrooms.David Randall, Ph.D. | September 29, 2025
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Budget & Tax
Report hails Oklahoma government for financial stability
A new national report shows Oklahoma has gone from budget chaos to one of the most financially stable states in the nation. Truth in Accounting’s “Financial Status of the States 2025” ranked Oklahoma 16th best and awarded it a “B” grade.Ray Carter | September 29, 2025