Articles
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
U.S. opposed Oklahoma ban on child gender ‘transitions’
When Oklahoma passed a law to ban so-called gender-transition procedures on minors, the United States filed a legal brief urging the courts to overturn the law.Ray Carter | July 9, 2025
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Health Care, Law & Principles
The ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ resolves questions favorably over work requirements
The newly enacted “One Big Beautiful Bill” overrides any possible Oklahoma restrictions by making work, training, or volunteer service a federal requirement for able-bodied adults on Medicaid.Ryan Haynie | July 9, 2025
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Health Care, Law & Principles
New federal law requires Medicaid recipients to seek work
The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed by President Donald Trump, imposes a work requirement for able-bodied, childless adults ages 19 to 64 on Medicaid. Members of Oklahoma’s congressional delegation praised the reform.Ray Carter | July 8, 2025
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Health Care, Culture & the Family
Restoring the dignity of work: Why Medicaid’s new requirement matters for families and culture
A new Medicaid reform, signed into law on July 4 by President Donald Trump, establishes a work requirement for able-bodied, childless adults. This important reform affirms the dignity of work and the importance of personal responsibility.Matt Oberdick | July 8, 2025
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Budget & Tax, Law & Principles
Oklahoma Supreme Court rejects tribal income tax exemption in wake of McGirt
So long as the State of Oklahoma imposes a tax on income, all Oklahomans must pay it, according to a new ruling from the Oklahoma Supreme Court.Ray Carter | July 7, 2025
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Health Care
OCPA praises Medicaid work requirements
OCPA President Jonathan Small praised Oklahoma’s congressional delegation for supporting a provision of the newly enacted “Big Beautiful Bill” that imposes work requirements on able-bodied adults who receive Medicaid welfare support.Staff | July 7, 2025
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Law & Principles
Supreme Court unanimously rejects DEI double standards
In a landmark unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that anti-discrimination laws protect all individuals equally—regardless of whether they belong to a majority or minority group.Jonathan Small | July 3, 2025
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Health Care
Medicaid fraud issues arising nationwide
Reviews of Medicaid spending across the nation indicate billions of dollars are being wasted on individuals who do not qualify for the welfare program, echoing similar findings in Oklahoma during a 2020 review.Ray Carter | June 27, 2025
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Culture & the Family
Oklahoma’s 2025 economic reforms strengthen families, reward work, expand freedom
In 2025, Oklahoma policymakers enacted a series of economic reforms that are also social-policy reforms. Strong families, meaningful work, and limited government all rise and fall together.Matt Oberdick | June 27, 2025
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Education
If a child can’t read, the system has failed
It’s time for all state-funded universities to follow the lead of our legislators and the OSDE by fully abandoning debunked literacy programs and committing exclusively to phonics-based literacy reform.Matt Oberdick | June 26, 2025