Articles
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Budget & Tax
House passes ‘magical’ film subsidy bill
House lawmakers voted to provide up to $20 million in annual subsidies to film productions after a legislator declared it a “magical” bill that will produce $17 for every $1 in subsidies issued.Ray Carter | April 22, 2021
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Budget & Tax, Law & Principles
McGirt scope continues to grow
Recent action by the Muscogee Creek Nation (MCN) shows that we still don’t know just how wide the scope of the McGirt v. Oklahoma decision could be.Curtis Shelton | April 22, 2021
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Health Care
Many hospitals not complying with price-transparency rule
It appears that many hospitals are not complying with new federal price transparency regulations.Kaitlyn Finley | April 21, 2021
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Education
OSSBA says girls should compete against transgender athletes
The Oklahoma State School Boards Association (OSSBA) has called on lawmakers to require female athletes to compete against male athletes who identify as transgender.Ray Carter | April 21, 2021
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Law & Principles
Senate votes to fund challenges against federal government
State senators have voted overwhelmingly to spend millions of dollars each year challenging federal actions that officials believe violate the U.S. Constitution’s limits on federal authority.Ray Carter | April 21, 2021
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Criminal Justice
Chauvin trial showcases Americans’ civic illiteracy
The jury trial is, as Jefferson said, “the only anchor ever yet imagined by man, by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution.”Ryan Haynie | April 20, 2021
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Budget & Tax
OCPA: $50 million for Hollywood is fiscal and social folly
Jonathan Small, president of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA), today called on lawmakers to reject legislation that would provide up to $50 million annually in state subsidies to film productions.Staff | April 20, 2021
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Law & Principles
OCPA applauds Treat’s changes to HB 1236
Jonathan Small, president of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, issued the following statement to praise proposed changes to House Bill 1236.Staff | April 20, 2021
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Education, Culture & the Family
Oklahoma House approves transgender athlete bill
Members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives have overwhelmingly voted to restrict women’s athletic events to biological females, banning athletes who identify as transgender from competing against women in those events.Ray Carter | April 20, 2021
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Budget & Tax
Bill would lavish state subsidies on Hollywood
A newly filed House amendment would provide up to $50 million in annual state subsidies to Hollywood filmmakers at a time when many filmmakers are attacking election-security efforts in other states.Ray Carter | April 20, 2021