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Law & Principles
OCPA praises final passage of REINS Act
OCPA President Jonathan Small issued the following statement after members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives provided final passage to legislation creating the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2025, sending the bill to the governor.Staff | May 14, 2025
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma regulatory reform sent to governor
Legislation that could dramatically reduce the number of major Oklahoma state regulations in the future has been sent to Gov. Kevin Stitt, passing with broad, bipartisan support in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.Ray Carter | May 14, 2025
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma lawmakers seek to rein in costly state agency overreach
A major focus of Oklahoma’s 2025 legislative session is reducing excessive government regulation.Jonathan Small | May 12, 2025
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Law & Principles
Transparency reforms prompt accusation of ‘fascism’
By an overwhelming majority, members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives have approved a range of reforms that will increase transparency and public participation in the state’s initiative-petition process.Ray Carter | May 7, 2025
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Law & Principles
Measure to rein in regulation clears Oklahoma Senate
State agency regulations that impose $1 million or more in new compliance costs would get greater scrutiny before taking effect under legislation approved by the Oklahoma Senate.Ray Carter | May 1, 2025
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Judicial Reform, Law & Principles
Time to fix Oklahoma Supreme Court’s mistake on damage cap
It’s time for Oklahoma state lawmakers to reinstate the cap on noneconomic damages. This common-sense reform would provide financial certainty for businesses and encourage more investment in Oklahoma.Jonathan Small | April 28, 2025
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma lawmakers focus on reducing regulation
Within a matter of hours on the same day, members of the Oklahoma Legislature advanced two measures designed to significantly restrict regulation in Oklahoma.Ray Carter | April 16, 2025
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Law & Principles
Cherokee Federal and Grassley dispute compliance in child-trafficking investigation
After being awarded a contract worth $706 million to process illegal immigrants, Cherokee Federal was asked to provide information to the chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. Did Cherokee Federal cooperate? Depends on who you ask.Ray Carter | April 16, 2025
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Law & Principles
Initiative-petition reforms head to Oklahoma House floor
Legislation that would require initiative-petition efforts to gather signatures from across the state and that also includes several transparency reforms is now headed to the floor of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.Ray Carter | April 15, 2025
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma school-board election shift moves ahead
Legislation that would shift Oklahoma’s school-board elections to better-known election dates that draw higher turnout has cleared two House committees and is now eligible to be heard by the entire membership of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.Ray Carter | April 15, 2025