Articles
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Economy
Innovative CareerTech program getting Oklahomans back to work
An Oklahoma CareerTech center has created an innovative program to help adults displaced by the coronavirus shutdown move rapidly from the classroom to the workforce.Mike Brake | July 22, 2020
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Health Care, Culture & the Family
State increases COVID surge capacity
Oklahoma officials are increasing the number of hospital beds available to better handle a potential surge in COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma.Ray Carter | July 21, 2020
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Criminal Justice
To reduce over-policing, stop over-legislating
Those wishing to “defund” the police should join those of us who are fighting for limited government.Ryan Haynie | July 21, 2020
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Economy, Culture & the Family
Oklahoma’s unemployment rate among nation’s lowest
Oklahoma’s reopening of business after the COVID shutdown has resulted in one of the nation’s lowest unemployment rates.Ray Carter | July 21, 2020
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Law & Principles
Governor begins work on state-tribal jurisdictional issues
To address state-tribal jurisdictional issues created by a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Gov. Kevin Stitt announced the formation of the Oklahoma Commission on Cooperative Sovereignty.Ray Carter | July 20, 2020
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Education
Oklahoma teacher union attacks aid to low-income and minority students
Gov. Kevin Stitt’s plan to use a small portion of the state’s federal COVID funding to address the education needs of some students has drawn both praise and criticism.Ray Carter | July 20, 2020
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Education
Education opportunity to increase statewide under Stitt plan
Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Friday he will use millions of dollars in federal COVID funds to increase educational opportunity across Oklahoma.Ray Carter | July 17, 2020
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Law & Principles
Attorney General’s tribal agreement falling apart?
Within a day, it appears one of the issues to be ironed out is which tribes were actually part of the agreement.Ray Carter | July 17, 2020
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Law & Principles
OCPA comment on AG-tribal agreement on McGirt v. Oklahoma
Jonathan Small, president of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, issued a statement today in response to Attorney General Mike Hunter’s proposal for federal legislation to address challenges raised by the U.S. Supreme Court’s McGirt v. Oklahoma ruling.Staff | July 16, 2020
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Law & Principles
Hunter proposal raises tax, regulatory issues
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter says he has reached an agreement with five tribal governments on proposed federal legislation that would address issues raised by a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling.Ray Carter | July 16, 2020