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Law & Principles
Oklahoma initiative-petition reforms advance
Members of an Oklahoma Senate committee have advanced legislation that would change the state’s initiative-petition process to maximize voter clarity, provide Oklahomans more information about those funding petition efforts, and require support from citizens across a larger part of the state for a proposal to be placed on the ballot.Ray Carter | March 6, 2025
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Law & Principles
OCPA praises common-sense initiative-petition reforms
Staff | March 5, 2025
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma lawmakers support medical conscience exemptions
Under legislation approved by an Oklahoma House committee, medical professionals cannot be forced to participate in activities—such as abortion or performing sex-change surgeries on children—that violate their religious or moral beliefs.Ray Carter | February 25, 2025
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Law & Principles
Democrats join Oklahoma House Republicans to deter antisemitism
For the second time in two weeks, an Oklahoma legislative committee has advanced legislation designed to target acts of antisemitism.Ray Carter | February 24, 2025
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Law & Principles
OCPA praises House passage of REINS Act
OCPA President Jonathan Small issued the following statement after members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives approved House Bill 2728, which creates the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2025.Staff | February 20, 2025
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Law & Principles
House approves effort to reduce state regulation
An effort to significantly reduce major state regulations has received overwhelming, bipartisan support in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.Ray Carter | February 20, 2025
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Law & Principles
Bill would prevent future church closings
When COVID first spread in 2020, many government officials seized on their newfound power to force the closure of churches while granting exemptions to favored businesses. That would not be allowed again under a bill that has advanced from an Oklahoma Senate committee.Ray Carter | February 19, 2025
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Law & Principles
REINing in Oklahoma’s unelected bureaucrats
Oklahoma state lawmakers are working to restrain government regulation at the state level—even as President Donald Trump does the same thing at the federal level.Jonathan Small | February 17, 2025
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Law & Principles, Good Government
California-style ‘top two’ election system doesn’t deliver on its promises
The California-style top-two system proposed in SQ 836 does not deliver on its promises. Instead, it makes it more difficult for Oklahoma voters to choose a candidate that represents their values and interests.Rick Farmer, Ph.D. | February 17, 2025
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Law & Principles
Measures to reduce government regulation pass committee
A state Senate committee approved measures that would restrain the growth of state government regulations and repeal many existing regulations to reduce the size of state government.Ray Carter | February 13, 2025