Articles
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Budget & Tax
Stitt’s decision to incentivize work is the right one
Gov. Stitt made the right move in putting an end to the $300 federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits for Oklahomans.Curtis Shelton | June 10, 2021
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Higher Education
At USAO event, BLM leader touts cop killer
T. Sheri Dickerson, president of the Oklahoma City Black Lives Matter chapter, touted two radical activists involved in killings of a judge and a police officer in the 1970s during an online speech hosted by the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.Ray Carter | June 10, 2021
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Education
Oklahoma’s ‘best’ school fares poorly in national comparison
The Jenks Public Schools district has been identified as the best school in Oklahoma in a national review, despite that same evaluation finding less than half of students at the district read at grade level.Ray Carter | June 9, 2021
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Education
Time for some genuinely critical race theory
Governor Kevin Stitt was kicked off the Tulsa Race Massacre Commission after signing a new law widely described as “banning CRT” in the state’s schools.Greg Forster, Ph.D. | June 9, 2021
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Higher Education
Did OU punish a female student for wrongthink?
After the latest glimpse into the culture at OU, OCPA president Jonathan Small has some questions for the regents.Jonathan Small | June 8, 2021
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Higher Education
OU athletes required to watch anti-Trump film
Scholarship athletes at OU were required to watch and discuss a political documentary that compares former President Donald Trump and his supporters with violent segregationists in the 1960s.Ray Carter | June 7, 2021
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Culture & the Family
Oklahoma official warns federal bill could cause election 'chaos'
In a letter sent to Oklahoma’s two U.S. senators, the secretary of the Oklahoma State Election Board warned that an election bill promoted by congressional Democrats “guarantees chaos in our elections.”Ray Carter | June 3, 2021
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Education
Does race massacre ‘silence’ show need for school choice?
A common theme of commemorations of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre was that the event was swept under the rug, particularly in public schools, for most of the past 100 years.Ray Carter | June 2, 2021
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Culture & the Family
State treasurer will not seek re-election
Oklahoma State Treasurer Randy McDaniel has unexpectedly announced he will not seek re-election next year.Ray Carter | June 1, 2021
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Budget & Tax
Oklahoma state treasurer opposes federal oil-divestment push
Banks that refuse to do business with oil and gas companies will also forgo billions in business with state governments.Ray Carter | June 1, 2021