Articles
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Budget & Tax, Education
Charter-school funding bill goes to governor
Legislation that could significantly increase funding for brick-and-mortar public charter schools has won easy approval in the Legislature and now awaits Gov. Kevin Stitt’s signature.Ray Carter | May 25, 2021
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Culture & the Family
Tulsa library paid ‘White Fragility’ author $15,000
Robin DiAngelo, the author of White Fragility, was paid $15,000 by the Tulsa City-County Library for an April 22 “fireside chat” that lasted about 90 minutes and was conducted entirely on Zoom.Ray Carter | May 24, 2021
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Budget & Tax, Good Government
Governor signs school choice, tax cuts
Governor Kevin Stitt has signed legislation that expands school-choice opportunities in Oklahoma and reduces taxes.Ray Carter | May 21, 2021
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Education
Oklahoma attorney general opposes critical race theory
Attorney General Mike Hunter has joined 19 other state attorneys general in opposing a rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Education that would prioritize grants to schools that teach critical race theory and the “1619 Project.”Ray Carter | May 21, 2021
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Budget & Tax
Budget, tax cuts gain approval
Members of the Oklahoma Senate have provided final passage to the $8.8 billion state government budget, along with tax cuts.Ray Carter | May 21, 2021
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Higher Education
Oklahoma universities are teaching students to lie
The gender ideology sweeping academia really is totalitarian.David Randall, Ph.D. | May 20, 2021
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Budget & Tax, Education
School choice bill headed to governor
Members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives have passed a significant expansion of a school-choice program that has benefited thousands of low-income students, sending the measure to Gov. Kevin Stitt to be signed into law.Ray Carter | May 20, 2021
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Education
OCPA applauds expansion of tax-credit scholarship program
Jonathan Small, president of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, issued the following statement praising lawmakers for voting to expand the Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Act.Staff | May 20, 2021
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Budget & Tax
House approves income tax cut
Members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives have voted to cut Oklahoma’s income-tax rate to a level that will make it one of the lowest in the country.Ray Carter | May 19, 2021
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Law & Principles
Millions in McGirt legal costs expected
The fallout from a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that declared a tribal reservation was never disestablished in Oklahoma has now led lawmakers to create a new fund to cover millions of dollars in anticipated state legal expenses.Ray Carter | May 19, 2021