Articles
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Higher Education
Regent suggests revising laws that restrict college access
Protectionist Oklahoma laws and regulations have made it harder for many students to access specific college courses, a top education official told lawmakers this week.Ray Carter | September 23, 2021
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Culture & the Family
COVID cases plummet in Oklahoma
The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma has fallen 30 percent since the start of September with much of the decline recorded in the last nine days.Ray Carter | September 22, 2021
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Law & Principles
Federal bill called threat to secure Oklahoma elections
Oklahoma’s top election official said a proposed “compromise” election-overhaul measure introduced by U.S. Senate Democrats retains the flaws of its predecessors by mandating a “dubious federalization of election administration” that will “make it harder to administer fair and secure elections.”Ray Carter | September 21, 2021
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Education
Hofmeister suggests officials ignore state testing results
OSDE officials indicated that the state will not be able to analyze student test results for at least three more years—and that’s only if the agency is allowed to spend $35 million on a new data system.Ray Carter | September 20, 2021
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Budget & Tax
Biden tax plan points up the need for Oklahoma reform
Massive tax increases proposed by President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats provide another reminder of the need for state tax reform in Oklahoma.Curtis Shelton | September 20, 2021
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Law & Principles
OK Attorney General vows to fight Biden vaccine mandate
Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor and 23 other state attorneys general have sent a letter to President Joe Biden, warning they will oppose Biden’s effort to mandate that private sector employees either get a COVID-19 shot, submit to weekly testing, or be fired.Ray Carter | September 17, 2021
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Education
Governor requests full audit of education agency
Gov. Kevin Stitt has requested that the Oklahoma Auditor and Inspector’s Office conduct a full audit of the Oklahoma State Department of Education.Ray Carter | September 16, 2021
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Education
Hofmeister: Oklahoma schools failing black students
Officials have long known there are racial gaps in academic outcomes in public schools, but those differences have often been attributed to factors like income and special-needs status.Ray Carter | September 16, 2021
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Law & Principles
Despite law, school mask and quarantine mandates imposed
Oklahoma colleges and K-12 schools continue to impose mask and quarantine mandates upon healthy students. College students who question those policies have faced retaliation, and parents in Edmond are suing the school district.Ray Carter | September 16, 2021
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Good Government
Oklahoma AG opposes federal control of elections
Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor has joined 22 other state attorneys general in vowing to fight in court a proposed law promoted by congressional Democrats that would significantly federalize elections.Ray Carter | September 15, 2021