Articles
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Criminal Justice
Julius Jones: How jury selection is (and isn’t) relevant
Social media is buzzing around the case of Julius Jones—particularly his recent application for commutation.Ryan Haynie | July 1, 2020
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Budget & Tax
Voters ousting lawmakers who support tax hikes
When lawmakers reconvene in 2021, tax increases could be a topic of legislative debate again.Ray Carter | July 1, 2020
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Culture & the Family
State to provide county data on COVID-19 threat
Oklahomans will soon be able to review color-coded, county-level data that shows COVID-19 risk in their local area, Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Tuesday.Ray Carter | June 30, 2020
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Education
U.S. Supreme Court upholds tax-credit scholarship program
In a ruling with implications for Oklahoma, the U.S. Supreme Court has found that Montana government officials cannot prevent children who participate in a state tax-credit scholarship program from using their scholarships to attend religiously affiliated private schools.Ray Carter | June 30, 2020
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Higher Education
‘Social justice’ rampant at OU
Social justice education pervades American higher education. Alas, it’s come to Oklahoma’s universities too.David Randall, Ph.D. | June 30, 2020
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Education
Bigots lose, school choice wins, today at Supreme Court
Today, the Supreme Court sided with religious minorities in a dispute that arose in Montana but that also helps protect a program in Oklahoma.Trent England | June 30, 2020
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Culture & the Family
Absentee ballot requests surge for June 30 election
Due in part to COVID-19 concerns, the June 30 election on the Medicaid-expanding State Question 802 could see more votes cast by absentee ballot than any state election in years.Ray Carter | June 29, 2020
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Education
Teacher unions seek police ouster from schools
Teacher unions are among those now seeking to have police evicted from public schools as activists decry those officers’ presence as a sign of “systemic racism.”Ray Carter | June 29, 2020
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Culture & the Family
Stitt: Oklahoma’s COVID trends defy media portrayal
Gov. Kevin Stitt says the state is still among the safest in the nation when it comes to the virus.Ray Carter | June 29, 2020
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Health Care
Former OK governor says ‘Vote No’ on SQ 802
Here’s the truth about State Question 802. It’s been tried in other states—and failed.Frank Keating | June 26, 2020