Articles
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Good Government
Election recount measure moves ahead
Ballot measures that pass by very narrow margins would be subject to automatic election recounts under legislation approved by the Oklahoma House of Representatives.Ray Carter | March 3, 2021
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Education
School board group pushes closures despite COVID plunge
The Oklahoma State School Boards Association continues to tout guidance calling for school closures in at least 14 counties despite an 80 percent decrease in positive cases since early January.Ray Carter | March 3, 2021
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Budget & Tax, Economy
Use some bailout funds to reduce Oklahoma’s personal income tax
With Democrats holding Congress and the White House, most officials expect states to soon receive yet another round of federal bailout funding.Jonathan Small | March 3, 2021
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Higher Education
East Central University draws civil-rights complaint
East Central University comes in conflict with Title VI and Title IX over race and gender discrimination.Brandon Dutcher | March 2, 2021
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Budget & Tax
Taxpayer-cost bill wins House passage
Oklahoma voters would be informed of the taxpayer cost created by ballot measures in future elections under a bill approved by the Oklahoma House of Representatives.Ray Carter | March 2, 2021
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Budget & Tax, Education
Open transfer wins strong Senate support
Legislation increasing the opportunity for children to transfer from one public school to another won easy approval in the Oklahoma Senate.Ray Carter | March 2, 2021
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Education
Amid COVID shutdown, almost half of Tulsa students flunking
A midyear report recently released by Tulsa Public Schools shows nearly every other student in Tulsa schools was recently flunking at least one class.Ray Carter | March 2, 2021
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Higher Education
Legislation could safeguard ‘reproductive justice,’ OU panelists say
Participants in a University of Oklahoma event are considering efforts to codify abortion access through congressional legislation or even a constitutional amendment.Mike Brake | March 2, 2021
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Culture & the Family, Good Government
Nursing home visitation bill clears House
Ray Carter | March 2, 2021
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Education, Criminal Justice
School choice: The best criminal justice reform
We hear a lot about the “school-to-prison pipeline.” School choice is literally the only policy with a proven track record of doing something about it. It’s time for criminal-justice reformers to put up or shut up.Greg Forster, Ph.D. | February 26, 2021