Articles
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Budget & Tax
Giving tax money to people who oppose your values
Oklahoma already provides $8 million in annual film subsidies. But a new proposal would ramp that up to at least $20 million, and perhaps as much as $50 million, per year.Jonathan Small | May 3, 2021
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Education, Culture & the Family
Ban on racist instruction sent to governor
Legislation banning the use of racist instruction in Oklahoma classrooms has won easy approval in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and been sent to Gov. Kevin Stitt.Ray Carter | April 29, 2021
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Law & Principles
OCPA applauds passage of HB 1775
Jonathan Small, president of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, issued the following statement to praise final passage of House Bill 1775.Staff | April 29, 2021
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Budget & Tax
Review shows film subsidies a net drain on state government
Oklahoma lawmakers are considering a dramatic increase in state film subsidies, potentially funneling as much as $50 million a year to filmmakers.Ray Carter | April 29, 2021
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Budget & Tax, Culture & the Family
Oklahoma tourism impact from films could be negative
Although independent analysis has shown the film-subsidy program loses money for the state, some of its boosters argue that the films shot in Oklahoma will augment Oklahoma’s national image.Ray Carter | April 28, 2021
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Culture & the Family
Whites will always be racist, author says at Tulsa event
Robin DiAngelo, author of White Fragility spoke to a group of Oklahomans sponsored by the Tulsa City-County Library system.Ray Carter | April 26, 2021
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Higher Education
OU gets warning on compelled speech
It’s hard to say what’s worse—that the University of Oklahoma is accused of trying to force staff and students to endorse positions they do not support, or that college leaders thought they could keep those efforts a secret.Jonathan Small | April 26, 2021
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Education
Senate advances ban on critical race theory
Members of the Oklahoma Senate have overwhelmingly approved legislation that would prevent schools from mandating coursework based on Marxist-derived critical race theory.Ray Carter | April 22, 2021
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Education
Education groups attack lawmakers, school choice
A handful of education-related groups say schools are “under attack,” claiming legislators are working “to harm our public schools” and have left teachers unable to “support their families.”Ray Carter | April 22, 2021
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Health Care
House kills patient-protection bill
House Republican lawmakers have killed legislation that would have protected Oklahomans from “surprise” medical bills.Ray Carter | April 22, 2021