Articles
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Education, Law & Principles
‘Ghost student’ reform passes Oklahoma House
Members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to restrict schools’ ability to receive state funding for students who no longer attend classes in the district, a practice informally referred to as “ghost student” funding.Ray Carter | February 25, 2021
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Health Care
Senate Bill 548 will protect patients, promote price transparency
Surprise medical bills are all too common for Oklahomans today.Kaitlyn Finley | February 25, 2021
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Budget & Tax
Senators seek to prevent employer tax increase
Seeking to prevent a double-digit tax increase on Oklahoma employers, members of the Senate Appropriations Committee voted unanimously to allow the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission to direct millions of dollars in federal bailout funding to the state’s unemployment insurance fund.Ray Carter | February 24, 2021
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Good Government
Oklahoma lawmakers target social-media censorship
Members of the Oklahoma Senate have voted to impose new penalties on social media companies found to have engaged in the censorship of their users.Ray Carter | February 23, 2021
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Judicial Reform, Education
Senate committee endorses open transfer
Members of the Senate have joined House lawmakers in advancing legislation that could potentially increase open transfer of students among Oklahoma public schools.Ray Carter | February 23, 2021
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Judicial Reform, Budget & Tax, Education
‘3F’ scholarship bill narrowly advances
Members of a state House committee approved legislation allowing students at Oklahoma’s worst public schools to receive state scholarship funding to attend private schoolsRay Carter | February 23, 2021
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Judicial Reform, Education
Lawmakers bar anti-religion discrimination in state program
Lawmakers have voted to prevent state discrimination against private Christian schools that adhere to orthodox Christian teachings as part of their mission.Ray Carter | February 23, 2021
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Higher Education
Woke architecture and ‘underrepresented identities’: Oklahoma higher ed is hiring
As higher education continues to force indoctrination throughout its faculty and students, It’s important that the regime of identity politics continues to be exposed.Brandon Dutcher | February 19, 2021
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Budget & Tax, Culture & the Family
Bill may tie worker license to social-justice support
Ray Carter | February 18, 2021
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Education, Law & Principles
‘Ghost student’ reform advances
Members of a state House committee have voted to rein in school districts’ ability to receive funding for students who no longer attend classes in the district.Ray Carter | February 18, 2021