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Law & Principles
Governor begins work on state-tribal jurisdictional issues
To address state-tribal jurisdictional issues created by a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Gov. Kevin Stitt announced the formation of the Oklahoma Commission on Cooperative Sovereignty.Ray Carter | July 20, 2020
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Education
Oklahoma teacher union attacks aid to low-income and minority students
Gov. Kevin Stitt’s plan to use a small portion of the state’s federal COVID funding to address the education needs of some students has drawn both praise and criticism.Ray Carter | July 20, 2020
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Education
Education opportunity to increase statewide under Stitt plan
Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Friday he will use millions of dollars in federal COVID funds to increase educational opportunity across Oklahoma.Ray Carter | July 17, 2020
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Law & Principles
Attorney General’s tribal agreement falling apart?
Within a day, it appears one of the issues to be ironed out is which tribes were actually part of the agreement.Ray Carter | July 17, 2020
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Law & Principles
Hunter proposal raises tax, regulatory issues
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter says he has reached an agreement with five tribal governments on proposed federal legislation that would address issues raised by a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling.Ray Carter | July 16, 2020
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Education
Union praises Oklahoma Republican for working with Democrats
The Oklahoma affiliate of a national labor union that has endorsed Democratic candidates such as Joe Biden and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has given an award to a member of Oklahoma House Republican leadership, praising his work with Democrats.Ray Carter | July 16, 2020
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Culture & the Family
Stitt contracts COVID, says Oklahoma will remain open
Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Wednesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19, but said that doesn’t mean he now thinks Oklahoma should reverse course by forcing business closures again.Ray Carter | July 15, 2020
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Budget & Tax
Voters ousting lawmakers who support tax hikes
When lawmakers reconvene in 2021, tax increases could be a topic of legislative debate again.Ray Carter | July 1, 2020
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Culture & the Family
State to provide county data on COVID-19 threat
Oklahomans will soon be able to review color-coded, county-level data that shows COVID-19 risk in their local area, Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Tuesday.Ray Carter | June 30, 2020
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Education
U.S. Supreme Court upholds tax-credit scholarship program
In a ruling with implications for Oklahoma, the U.S. Supreme Court has found that Montana government officials cannot prevent children who participate in a state tax-credit scholarship program from using their scholarships to attend religiously affiliated private schools.Ray Carter | June 30, 2020