Articles
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Health Care
Many Oklahoma hospitals not compliant with price transparency law
An analysis of Oklahoma hospitals found less than half of hospitals are compliant with new federal price transparency rules.Kaitlyn Finley | July 6, 2021
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Criminal Justice
The Declaration and the state of jury trials in America
The founders’ view of what the promise of a jury trial should look like is lost in modern America in two ways.Ryan Haynie | July 2, 2021
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Education
HB 1775 critics attack private schools, homeschoolers
During a recent panel discussing that law, critics not only proclaimed their opposition to HB 1775s, but insisted true indoctrination is happening in private schools and homeschool settings.Ray Carter | June 30, 2021
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Education
School-choice support soaring
A new national poll shows strong and growing bipartisan nationwide support for school choice, including support for allowing parents to use taxpayer funds for private-school tuition.Ray Carter | June 30, 2021
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Education
Western Heights’ challenges show need for education reform
Officials say the travails of families in the Western Heights school district highlight the need to enact additional education reforms that empower parents.Ray Carter | June 30, 2021
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Education
OEA president says U.S. is not a world leader on race issues
The head of Oklahoma’s largest teachers’ union said the United States is not a “shining star of equality” during a recent online panel.Ray Carter | June 29, 2021
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Budget & Tax
Tax cuts put Oklahoma on a better path
This year, lawmakers took an important step to reduce or reverse that outflow by cutting the state penalty on work—Oklahoma’s income tax.Jonathan Small | June 28, 2021
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Education
Many districts exempted from class-size limits
This year’s state appropriation for public schools hit a level that triggered enforcement of class-size limits in Oklahoma law, a fact hailed by many state officials as a major accomplishment of the 2021 legislative session.Ray Carter | June 25, 2021
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Good Government
A citizen’s guide to the Oklahoma Legislature
Few of us have thought much about how the Legislature works since our 9th-grade civics class or maybe a freshman college government course, so most of us are a little rusty on the process. A little refresher will help you be more effective in the policymaking world.Rick Farmer, Ph.D. | June 25, 2021
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Culture & the Family
IRS leak of confidential information troubling
The U.S. Treasury Department is investigating the unauthorized release of confidential information about several wealthy Americans. It turns out that IRS data was leaked to journalists, revealing tax and income information on a number of wealthy individuals, including Warren Buffett and Jeff Bezos.Curtis Shelton | June 25, 2021