Articles
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Education, Law & Principles
Oklahoma lawmakers oppose schools teaching on evils of communism
Members of a House subcommittee have voted to kill legislation that would require Oklahoma schools to teach children about the evils of communism.Ray Carter | February 10, 2025
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Budget & Tax, Law & Principles
Abusive lawsuits stifling Oklahoma economic, job growth
Excessive lawsuit costs are costing citizens jobs and income—and costing the state tax revenue.Ray Carter | February 5, 2025
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Law & Principles
Reining in Oklahoma’s administrative state
Oklahoma’s elected state lawmakers—not unelected bureaucrats—should make the law.Tyler Williamson | February 5, 2025
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Law & Principles
Effort to reduce state regulation gets bipartisan support
Legislation that would reduce the amount of state regulation imposed on Oklahomans has cleared its first legislative hurdle.Ray Carter | February 4, 2025
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Law & Principles
2025 OCPA Legislative Scorecard: Watch List
Here is a list of bills that are eligible to be included on the OCPA Legislative Scorecard for the 2025 legislative session.Staff | January 31, 2025
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Law & Principles
Study: California ‘open’ primary didn’t boost turnout
Those who want Oklahoma to enact a California-style “top two” primary claim that the California system would increase voter turnout in Oklahoma elections. However, research from California shows that isn’t necessarily true.Ray Carter | January 23, 2025
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Law & Principles
California’s election system: How’s that working out for you?
California’s election system has given that state a political class completely out of touch with the average citizen’s basic needs and indifferent to the consequences of bad policy.Jonathan Small | January 21, 2025
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Law & Principles
Lawmakers seek to reduce Oklahoma regulations
Oklahoma imposes more state regulations than most U.S. states, due in part to a review process that currently allows little time for lawmakers to thoroughly examine proposed agency rules. Two lawmakers want to change that.Ray Carter | January 21, 2025
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Law & Principles
OCPA: California-style primary (still) a bad idea
OCPA President Jonathan Small issued the following statement after proponents refiled a proposed state question that would eliminate primary elections for most federal, state, and local offices in Oklahoma.Staff | January 6, 2025
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Education, Law & Principles
Embrace what works (phonics) or risk getting sued
Too many educators teach children to guess rather than teaching them to read. Now these “defective goods and services” have landed some defendants in court.Jonathan Small | December 30, 2024