Articles
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Budget & Tax
Senate approves rollback of Fallin-era tax hike
The Oklahoma Senate has voted to repeal one of the many tax increases imposed by the GOP Legislature during the administration of former Gov. Mary Fallin, tacitly conceding that prior tax increases are now contributing to the inflationary stresses harming working families statewide.Ray Carter | May 19, 2022
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Budget & Tax, Education
Record school spending decried as insufficient
The state budget announced by Oklahoma legislative leaders this week includes record funding for public schools without enactment of any reforms that would empower parents and increase school choice opportunities.Ray Carter | May 18, 2022
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Education
Bixby backs away from LGBTQ training for pre-K teachers
The Bixby school district has backed away from providing online “professional development” training to pre-K through second-grade teachers that would have included LGBTQ material to “build awareness for students around their own identities.”Ray Carter | May 17, 2022
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Education
Teachers’ union tacitly admits CRT is in Oklahoma schools
The Oklahoma Education Association asked the Oklahoma State Department of Education to provide legal safeguards for teachers who are ordered by their employer to incorporate CRT into the classroom setting.Ray Carter | May 17, 2022
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Law & Principles
Court leak is an attack on the judicial system
If they can’t win playing by the rules, some on the left want to jettison rules altogether.Jonathan Small | May 16, 2022
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Criminal Justice
Vetoed bill might have facilitated gun seizures
When Gov. Kevin Stitt recently vetoed House Bill 3501, proponents of the bill claimed it would have simply allowed state police to address individuals convicted by tribal courts of drunk driving and similar offenses.Ray Carter | May 13, 2022
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Criminal Justice, Law & Principles
McGirt repercussions lead to Stitt veto
Saying he will not support legislation that weakens Oklahoma’s state sovereignty, Gov. Kevin Stitt has vetoed a bill that would have required state law enforcement officials to enforce rulings handed down by tribal courts.Ray Carter | May 12, 2022
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Education
Sec. Walters tells textbook companies to obey CRT ban
Oklahoma Secretary of Education Ryan Walters has informed school-textbook publishers that the content of their educational materials must comply with Oklahoma law that bans the teaching of certain tenets broadly associated with Critical Race Theory.Ray Carter | May 12, 2022
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Judicial Reform
Current abortion debate shows need for JNC repeal
Recent events at the Supreme Court of the United States have demonstrated the importance of judicial selection—both at the federal and state levels.Ryan Haynie | May 12, 2022
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Higher Education, Good Government
AG O’Connor fights for colorblind college admissions
Attorney General John O’Connor has filed a brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to declare that race-based college admissions are unconstitutional, noting colleges that employ race-based admissions are nonetheless actively discriminating against minorities.Ray Carter | May 11, 2022