Articles
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Culture & the Family
Woke brigades descend upon county commission meeting
Simply put, we are perilously close being ruled by the woke brigades on display last week at the courthouse.Mike Brake | August 25, 2020
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Education
School shutdowns urged despite local COVID-19 rates
Under a proposal developed by staff at the Oklahoma State Department of Education, school-closure mandates would have been tied to a state Department of Health map that color-codes counties based on per-capita COVID-19 infection rates.Ray Carter | August 24, 2020
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Education
OKC school staff children get on-site ‘distance’ learning
Oklahoma City Public Schools officials will not offer in-person instruction to students for at least the first nine weeks of school this year.Ray Carter | August 24, 2020
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Budget & Tax
Rolling back pension progress is unhealthy
Every pension plan should have a goal of becoming fully funded, with assets equal to 100 percent of pension obligations.Curtis Shelton | August 22, 2020
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma AG defends election security laws, opposes ballot harvesting
Attorney General Mike Hunter pushed back Friday against a Democratic lawsuit that seeks the elimination of many absentee-ballot safeguards and the legalization of “ballot harvesting” in Oklahoma.Ray Carter | August 22, 2020
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Law & Principles
Federal government approves new state-tribal compacts
The U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) has allowed two new state-tribal gaming compacts to take effect, a move that could result in greater competition in Oklahoma’s casino market and provide a higher share of gaming revenue to state government.Ray Carter | August 20, 2020
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Criminal Justice
Hate crimes create ‘thought police’
Oklahoma should consider repealing or striking down its hate crime statute. We shouldn’t ask law enforcement to be the Thought Police.Ryan Haynie | August 20, 2020
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Higher Education
Oklahoma Christian University hosts social-justice training
As part of its focus on diversity, Oklahoma Christian University recently hosted a speaker who encourages her clients to read or view works that include a project linking the United States’ founding to slavery and another work criticized as portraying all white people as racists.Ray Carter | August 20, 2020
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Education
Teacher numbers decline despite pay raises
Lawmakers were told Wednesday to expect an outright decline in the number of teachers in state schools this year.Ray Carter | August 20, 2020
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Education
Stitt education program proving popular across Oklahoma
Nearly one in three Oklahoma school districts has already applied for a program launched by Gov. Kevin Stitt that will provide advanced courses online.Ray Carter | August 20, 2020