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Budget & Tax
OCPA comment on compact ruling
Jonathan Small, president of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, issued the following statement today in response to a judge’s declaration that a little-known, unelected state agency triggered auto-renewal of casino gaming compacts for another 15 years.Staff | July 28, 2020
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Budget & Tax
Judge rules little-known commission renewed gaming compacts
A federal judge has ruled state-tribal gaming compacts auto-renewed for 15 years due to the actions of a little-known state commission dominated by appointees of former Gov. Mary Fallin.Ray Carter | July 28, 2020
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Law & Principles
Trump directive on illegal aliens could benefit Oklahoma
Oklahoma could be “on the cusp” of regaining the sixth congressional seat it lost after the 2000 Census.Mike Brake | July 28, 2020
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Budget & Tax
Oklahoma legislature voted for Hollywood handouts
Even as Oklahoma was struggling with the economic impact of the COVID-19 shutdown and the decline in the oil and gas industry, the legislature this year sought to give more handouts to the film industry.Curtis Shelton | July 27, 2020
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Education
OKC public schools training equates racism to COVID-19
A mental-health training event conducted this week by Oklahoma City Public Schools declares that violence against racial minorities is a pandemic comparable to COVID-19.Ray Carter | July 27, 2020
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Budget & Tax
State has ‘significant work’ ahead on gaming compacts
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has struck down casino gaming compacts negotiated by Gov. Kevin Stitt with two tribes, ruling the governor exceeded his authority by including sports betting in the compact agreements.Ray Carter | July 24, 2020
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Culture & the Family
Mayors support slavery reparations commission
The U.S. Conference of Mayors executive committee recently passed a resolution supporting the establishment of a federal commission “to study and consider a national apology and proposal for reparations for the institution of slavery.”Ray Carter & Mike Brake | July 24, 2020
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Education
School’s response to student abuse raises questions
Officials from the Oologah-Talala Public Schools, recently rebuked by the State Board of Education for failing to take seriously repeated accusations of sexual misconduct by teachers, provided an update to state board members during the group’s Thursday meeting.Ray Carter | July 23, 2020
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Education
No statewide COVID mandates for schools
Members of the Oklahoma State Board of Education voted to approve a set of statewide recommendations to aid schools in developing responses to local COVID-19 infection rates, but declined to impose those recommendations as new state mandates.Ray Carter | July 23, 2020
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Health Care
Medicaid fraud still a problem in Oklahoma
As medical-welfare enrollment continues to grow, it’s imperative that the State of Oklahoma weed out fraud, whether stemming from providers or enrollees.Kaitlyn Finley | July 22, 2020