Articles
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma’s government shouldn’t discourage work
As a state, we should do all we can to make certain that people have more opportunities to work, not fewer.Jonathan Small | October 3, 2023
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma should ban ranked-choice voting
Ranked-choice voting is marked by widespread voter confusion, reduced transparency, and the effective disenfranchisement of many citizens.Jonathan Small | September 26, 2023
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Law & Principles
Feds target Oklahoma business over customer misuse of product
The federal government could effectively shut down a small, family-owned Oklahoma business in Ada because in two isolated instances customers experienced tragedies after ignoring explicit product warnings.Ray Carter | September 20, 2023
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Education, Law & Principles
Unusual election dates are a drag on voter turnout
The president of the Western Heights school board was elected with 328 votes. Low voter turnout in odd-timed spring elections has untethered many school board members from the parents they are supposed to serve.Brandon Dutcher | September 19, 2023
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Law & Principles
Experts warn against ranked-choice voting
Experts from across the nation, speaking at a legislative study in Oklahoma, warned state lawmakers against adopting ranked-choice voting.Ray Carter | September 12, 2023
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma law schools silent after Supreme Court ruling
We asked the OU, OCU, and TU law schools what policy changes they have adopted regarding preferential treatment based on race, national origin, or sex. None of the three schools responded.Ray Carter | September 5, 2023
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma lawmakers’ actions may have dramatic impact
State-tribal tobacco compacts, recently enacted by lawmakers over Gov. Kevin Stitt’s objections, contain language that federal records indicate could allow tribes to claim a dramatic expansion of territory subject to the compacts, potentially diverting tens of millions of dollars in tax collections away from the state.Ray Carter | August 8, 2023
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Law & Principles
OCPA statement on U.S. Supreme Court action in Hooper case
OCPA President Jonathan Small issued a statement today in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent action in the Justin Hooper v. City of Tulsa case, which will determine if all Oklahomans have to obey local traffic laws and regulations.Staff | August 7, 2023
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Law & Principles
Cherokee tribe claims jurisdiction in state-run election
The Cherokee tribe has claimed it has the power to investigate a state-run election, inserting the tribe into the civic affairs of a small Oklahoma community whose citizens include non-Indians who have no representation in Cherokee Nation government.Ray Carter | August 4, 2023
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Law & Principles
Many Indians don’t pay turnpike tolls—meaning non-Indian drivers pay more
Due to flaws in existing state-tribal compacts, and a willful lack of enforcement mechanisms, individuals driving with tribal car tags are often able to evade payment of turnpike tolls.Jonathan Small | August 4, 2023