Articles
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Higher Education
From climate justice to transgender studies, Oklahoma higher ed is hiring
If you doubt that progressive indoctrination is widespread in Oklahoma’s tax-funded higher education system, simply visit the website of The Chronicle of Higher Education on any given day and peruse the job postings.Brandon Dutcher | January 5, 2021
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma House leaders promise ‘big things’
The top two leaders of the Oklahoma House of Representatives promise lawmakers will work on “big” policy measures in the pending legislative session, although they provided few specifics.Ray Carter | January 5, 2021
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Culture & the Family
McGirt may limit law enforcement protection for citizens
Those potentially left without protection may include many tribal citizens who were supposed to be among the biggest beneficiaries of the ruling.Ray Carter | January 5, 2021
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Energy
Agency reports predict wide range of McGirt problems
The Seminole Nation has indicated it plans to impose a tribal tax on oil production within its territory, representing the latest repercussion of the U.S. Supreme Court’s McGirt v. Oklahoma decision that declared a tribal reservation was never disestablished in Oklahoma.Ray Carter | January 5, 2021
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Culture & the Family
Marcus’s story: Sober living through community
Marcus, a Tulsa native, runs Sangha—which is Sanskrit for “community.” It’s a sober-living house where around six men, who are working to kick their addictions, live.Ryan Haynie | December 22, 2020
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Education
OEA members oppose measurement of students’ learning loss
The Oklahoma Education Association continues to oppose school reopening as well as public measurement of student learning that would let parents know how severe a child’s learning loss has been as the result of school shutdowns.Ray Carter | December 22, 2020
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Criminal Justice, Culture & the Family
Defunding the police is not the answer
Defunding the police is an unserious solution in search of a problem.Ryan Haynie | December 21, 2020
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Budget & Tax
Spending restraint may benefit 2022 state budget
Modest state spending restraint, prompted last spring in the face of an unprecedented pandemic-driven economic shutdown, may make dealing with this year’s state budget slightly easier, although it will not eliminate budget challenges, based on information presented at the December meeting of the State Board of Equalization.Ray Carter | December 18, 2020
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Health Care
Price transparency will protect Oklahoma patients
It’s simple: When you step into your doctor’s office or go to the hospital for a routine service or procedure, you should know the cost.Kaitlyn Finley | December 18, 2020
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Budget & Tax, Education
Moore per-student revenue increasing
Moore Public Schools has seen steady enrollment growth throughout the past decade, with the student count growing by nearly 14 percent since 2010.Curtis Shelton | December 18, 2020