Articles
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Law & Principles
Advocates of California-style elections sue over Oklahoma petition reform
Activists working to impose a California-style election system in Oklahoma have filed lawsuits seeking to overturn our state’s newly enacted initiative-petition reforms.Ray Carter | June 13, 2025
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
Vermont foster-care case highlights anti-Christian discrimination
A court case in Vermont highlights why Oklahoma lawmakers acted this year to make certain that religious couples cannot be prohibited from serving as foster parents if those couples disagree with far-left views on transgenderism.Ray Carter | June 12, 2025
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Education
School choice fuels Catholic school growth
Thanks to robust school-choice programs that are open to nearly all families, enrollment in Catholic private schools has surged in several states, including Oklahoma.Ray Carter | June 11, 2025
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Law & Principles
Grassley’s child-trafficking investigation continues
U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley recently announced that federal officials continue to investigate allegations of human trafficking involving unaccompanied children who entered the United States illegally during the Biden administration.Ray Carter | June 11, 2025
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Law & Principles
‘Jungle primary,’ illegal-immigration sanctuary policies linked
A new report lists the city of Tulsa among existing “sanctuary” jurisdictions nationwide.Ray Carter | June 10, 2025
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Education
Report shows growing interest in Oklahoma school-choice program
Oklahoma families’ desire to participate in the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit program and provide their children access to private schools continues to grow.Ray Carter | June 6, 2025
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Health Care
Report suggests it’s all play, no work for many on Medicaid
A scholar at the American Enterprise Institute finds that many able-bodied, childless adults on Medicaid spend much of their time playing video games and watching TV.Ray Carter | June 5, 2025
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Higher Education
Stitt opposes college tuition increases
With this year’s legislative session concluded and more than $1 billion in state appropriations provided to Oklahoma’s public colleges and universities, Gov. Kevin Stitt said he believes the state’s major universities have no reason to hike tuition.Ray Carter | June 5, 2025
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Education
Data show no link between school spending and student outcomes
A new report finds that when Oklahoma’s spending on public schools is adjusted for cost-of-living differences, the state spends the national equivalent of more than $15,000 per student. Even so, Oklahoma’s academic results have declined significantly in recent years.Ray Carter | June 4, 2025
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Education, Culture & the Family
OEA touts transgenderism in schools for ‘pride’ month
The Oklahoma Education Association (OEA), the state’s largest teachers’ union, is touting transgenderism in public schools as part of its “pride” month messaging.Ray Carter | June 3, 2025