Articles
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Judicial Reform
Democrat judges defy Oklahoma’s GOP trend
Oklahomans may be surprised to learn that nearly half the members of the Oklahoma Supreme Court were appointed by Democrat governors.Ray Carter | September 3, 2024
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Budget & Tax
A look at Oklahoma CareerTech spending
Adjusted for inflation, state appropriations to Oklahoma CareerTech are lower than they were two decades ago.Curtis Shelton | August 30, 2024
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Budget & Tax
Oklahoma grocery-tax change: A tax cut for the rich?
Class-warfare arguments decrying an income-tax cut as a benefit for “the rich” ignore the fact that the same thing holds true for repeal of the sales tax on groceries. Oklahoma’s upper-income households get much more benefit from the grocery tax repeal than lower-income households do.Ray Carter | August 29, 2024
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Culture & the Family
Taxes, school choice impact Oklahoma legislative races
Republican voters this week ousted an Oklahoma state senator who was a vocal supporter of tax increases and who repeatedly voted against school-choice measures.Ray Carter | August 28, 2024
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Education
For local school-board member training in Oklahoma, there’s now a conservative alternative
Oklahoma law requires local school-board members to complete annual training. There’s now a conservative alternative to the training provided by the OSSBA.Rick Farmer, Ph.D. | August 27, 2024
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Higher Education
State political climate has modest impact on college choice
High-school students least willing to attend college in Oklahoma are largely white, upper-income, politically active liberals who are disproportionately female and overwhelmingly identify as LGBTQ.Ray Carter | August 27, 2024
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Higher Education
Oklahoma colleges claim to have no DEI, despite evidence
Gov. Kevin Stitt last year issued an executive order seeking to downsize or eliminate “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) offices and bureaucracy. Schools like UCO complied, whereas OU, OSU, and many others responded by claiming they had no DEI staff or programs.Ray Carter | August 26, 2024
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Law & Principles
How blue-state teenagers could make Oklahoma voters disappear
Los Angeles County has more than double the population of Oklahoma. Disparities like this are why we have the Electoral College.Trent England | August 26, 2024
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Education
Report: Oklahoma’s school-choice program is a national leader but has room for improvement
A new report praises the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit program but says changes to the program cap and the school-accreditation requirements could make the program even better.Ray Carter | August 22, 2024
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Culture & the Family
Parties and policy matter
Personalities matter in presidential elections. But ideology and proposed policies matter even more.Jonathan Small | August 22, 2024