Articles
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Education
Report shows growing interest in Oklahoma school-choice program
Oklahoma families’ desire to participate in the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit program and provide their children access to private schools continues to grow.Ray Carter | June 6, 2025
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Health Care
Report suggests it’s all play, no work for many on Medicaid
A scholar at the American Enterprise Institute finds that many able-bodied, childless adults on Medicaid spend much of their time playing video games and watching TV.Ray Carter | June 5, 2025
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Higher Education
Stitt opposes college tuition increases
With this year’s legislative session concluded and more than $1 billion in state appropriations provided to Oklahoma’s public colleges and universities, Gov. Kevin Stitt said he believes the state’s major universities have no reason to hike tuition.Ray Carter | June 5, 2025
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Education
Data show no link between school spending and student outcomes
A new report finds that when Oklahoma’s spending on public schools is adjusted for cost-of-living differences, the state spends the national equivalent of more than $15,000 per student. Even so, Oklahoma’s academic results have declined significantly in recent years.Ray Carter | June 4, 2025
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Education, Culture & the Family
OEA touts transgenderism in schools for ‘pride’ month
The Oklahoma Education Association (OEA), the state’s largest teachers’ union, is touting transgenderism in public schools as part of its “pride” month messaging.Ray Carter | June 3, 2025
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma absent from federal list of ‘sanctuary’ states
According to the federal Department of Homeland Security, jurisdictions in 35 states have adopted “sanctuary” policies that effectively protect illegal immigrants from federal deportation efforts. Oklahoma is not among those states.Ray Carter | June 2, 2025
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma leaders hail session successes
Gov. Kevin Stitt and legislative leaders declared the 2025 legislative session—which featured major tax, regulatory, and lawsuit reforms—one of the most successful in their tenures.Ray Carter | May 30, 2025
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Education
Was Oklahoma 17th in education under Democrats? In a word: No
Oklahoma did not rank 17th nationally in any credible measure of academic performance in 2011. Not even close.Ray Carter | May 29, 2025
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Law & Principles
Federal judge in Oklahoma gives anonymity to lawbreakers, not citizens
In recent rulings, U.S. District Judge Bernard M. Jones of the Western District of Oklahoma has taken opposite stances regarding requests for plaintiffs to have their identities kept anonymous. Jones granted anonymity to illegal immigrants but denied it to politically conservative OSU students.Ray Carter | May 27, 2025
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Budget & Tax
Income-tax cut, path to zero sent to Stitt
Members of the Oklahoma Senate have provided final passage to legislation that cuts Oklahoma’s income tax from 4.75 percent to 4.5 percent and puts the tax on a path to zero.Ray Carter | May 23, 2025