Articles
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma policy goals for 2024
Let’s cut taxes, change the way we select judges, move school-board elections to November, and more.Jonathan Small | January 22, 2024
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Law & Principles
OCPA praises effort to ban ranked-choice voting
OCPA President Jonathan Small today praised lawmakers for seeking to ban ranked-choice voting in Oklahoma, noting that ranked-choice voting undermines public confidence in election outcomes and reduces transparency.Staff | January 19, 2024
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Budget & Tax, Law & Principles
Millions diverted from law enforcement due to McGirt ruling
One ripple effect of the McGirt ruling is the diversion of millions of dollars from Oklahoma law enforcement, agency leaders recently told state lawmakers.Ray Carter | January 17, 2024
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
Labor commissioner Osborn touts transgenderism, abortion
Oklahoma Labor Commissioner Leslie Osborn is drawing scrutiny for her participation in a group that touts transgenderism and abortion to youth.Ray Carter | January 12, 2024
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Law & Principles
Proposed rules from Pardon and Parole Board are unlawful, unwise
Proposed rules recently introduced by the current Pardon and Parole Board seek to undermine the process of correcting overly harsh sentences by making it much more difficult for an individual to seek a commutation.Ryan Haynie | January 10, 2024
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
OCPA continues defense of ban on child sex-change measures
OCPA continues to defend a state law that makes it illegal to provide children with puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, or sex-change surgeries as a treatment for gender dysphoria.Ray Carter | December 19, 2023
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Higher Education, Law & Principles, Good Government
Stitt takes aim at race-based discrimination in colleges
With a newly issued executive order, Gov. Kevin Stitt is seeking to downsize or eliminate “diversity, equity and inclusion” (DEI) offices and bureaucracy at Oklahoma colleges and to prevent state colleges from engaging in illegal discrimination.Ray Carter | December 13, 2023
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Law & Principles
Lawmaker says probation fees being diverted
State Rep. Justin Humphrey says fees imposed on individuals released from prison and placed on probation have not been used for oversight of those convicted criminals. Instead, he said the money is being diverted to other uses, and he has asked Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond to investigate.Ray Carter | December 13, 2023
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Law & Principles
Government monopolies require regulation
The one area where regulation is not only necessary, but also must be the most intrusive, is in an environment where the government has granted a monopoly.Jonathan Small | December 11, 2023
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Law & Principles, Good Government
Questionable ethics at the Ethics Commission
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has commendably intervened to address apparent violations of the Open Meeting Act by the Oklahoma Ethics Commission, insisting on the rescheduling of a meeting due to unauthorized discussions and a lack of public votes on crucial matters.Jonathan Small | December 4, 2023