Articles
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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
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Education
Holt mum on CRT in classrooms; Bynum opposed
Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt did not object to a recent resolution by the United States Conference of Mayors “in support of Critical Race Theory in Public K-12 Education."Mike Brake | September 14, 2021
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Culture & the Family
Municipal League declares Norman mayor one of state’s best
Norman Mayor Breea Clark has been named the state’s best mayor in towns with populations above 5,000 by the Oklahoma Municipal League.Ray Carter | September 13, 2021
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Criminal Justice
Expungement reform can promote safety and personal responsibility
Data and a growing number of officials are finding that allowing certain people to expunge their criminal records results in less crime and greater personal responsibility.Jonathan Small | September 13, 2021
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Education
Anti-CRT rules approved for schools—again
The Oklahoma State Board of Education voted Friday to approve agency regulations that allow enforcement of a new state law that bans the teaching of concepts associated with Marxist-derived Critical Race Theory.Ray Carter | September 10, 2021