Articles
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Education
Tulsa district has fewer students, but wants more money
The Tulsa Public Schools expects to have fewer students to educate this year, further lowering expenses. And TPS has received millions in extra federal funding to cover COVID-19 costs.Ray Carter | August 27, 2020
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Culture & the Family
Calls to reopen nursing homes mirror school debate
Parents and various public officials have urged that most Oklahoma schools be open for in-person instruction, saying COVID-19 infection represents less of a threat to children and staff than the many negative consequences of continued shutdown.Ray Carter | August 26, 2020
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Budget & Tax
Oklahoma voters continue ousting tax-increasing incumbents
This week’s primary runoff elections saw voters oust several incumbent lawmakers who voted for one of the largest tax increases in Oklahoma history.Ray Carter | August 26, 2020
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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