Articles
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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
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Higher Education
Contract restricts public access to OU’s diversity training
OU officials say the contract signed with the program vendor, Everfi, prevents distribution of “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” training materials outside the school setting.Ray Carter | April 19, 2021
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Education, Culture & the Family
Oklahoma House votes to protect religious schools
Legislation that would prevent private religious schools from having to abandon their religious tenets if they participate in a state program for children with special needs has won passage in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.Ray Carter | April 19, 2021
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Education
If Oklahoma can’t reward success, don’t punish it
The State Board of Education has taken an important step towards improving educational outcomes.Jonathan Small | April 19, 2021
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Law & Principles, Economy, Energy
Attorney General tells agencies to ignore federal demand
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter has told state agencies they should not comply with a Biden administration demand that they cede regulatory authority over mining in eastern Oklahoma to federal authorities.Ray Carter | April 16, 2021
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Higher Education
OU training cites controversial ‘bias’ measurement
Mandatory diversity training at the University of Oklahoma includes material citing a controversial Implicit-Association Test (IAT) as authoritative evidence for the existence of “implicit bias.”Ray Carter | April 15, 2021