Articles
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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
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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