Articles
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Law & Principles
Lawsuit reform advances, could limit ‘jackpot’ awards
The threat of “jackpot” lawsuit awards for “noneconomic” damages could be reduced under legislation advanced by the Oklahoma Senate.Ray Carter | May 22, 2025
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Law & Principles
Stitt voices support for initiative-petition reform
Oklahoma is increasingly targeted by left-wing groups from outside Oklahoma who are pushing ever-more extreme liberal ideas through the state’s initiative-petition process. Gov. Kevin Stitt this week voiced support for common-sense guardrails.Ray Carter | May 22, 2025
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Education
Oklahoma school-choice critics denounce hypothetical fraud while ignoring actual fraud in public schools
Imagine being more outraged by a theoretical school-choice scam than by public schools billing taxpayers for fake school days.Ray Carter | May 22, 2025
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Education, Culture & the Family
Stitt signs special-needs scholarship bill
Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed legislation that eliminates red tape preventing Oklahoma families from accessing the Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships (LNH) program for students with special needs.Ray Carter | May 21, 2025
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Law & Principles
Initiative-petition transparency reforms sent to governor’s desk
Legislation that would bring greater transparency to Oklahoma’s initiative-petition process and require petitions to gather signatures from a wider geographic area is now headed to Gov. Kevin Stitt’s desk.Ray Carter | May 21, 2025
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Budget & Tax
House votes to cut Oklahoma income tax to 4.5 percent, sets course to eliminate it altogether
On a vote of 74-19, the Oklahoma House of Representatives passed a plan to lower the income tax to 4.5% and eventually eliminate it altogether.Ray Carter | May 20, 2025
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Education
What if we ‘poured money’ into schools? Oklahoma knows the answer
One Democrat state senator says Oklahoma has never tried “to actually pour money" into our public schools. In reality, total revenue to Oklahoma schools surged by a staggering $3.3 billion since 2018—a per-student increase of 51 percent.Ray Carter | May 19, 2025
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Education
On school choice, opponents can’t keep their stories straight
School choice opponents say Oklahoma’s public schools do an amazing job with special-needs students—and also are overcrowded, underfunded, and abusive.Ray Carter | May 15, 2025
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma lawmakers continue to focus on regulatory reform
Only a day after passing a major bill to reduce future state regulations, lawmakers have approved two more measures that could also generate significant culling of government regulation in Oklahoma.Ray Carter | May 15, 2025
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Budget & Tax
State leaders announce income-tax cut, path to repeal
Oklahomans will pay less in income tax under a budget agreement announced by Gov. Kevin Stitt and legislative leaders, and lawmakers also committed to a plan that will continue gradually reducing the income tax until it is completely repealed.Ray Carter | May 14, 2025