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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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Law & Principles
Why James Madison would support Oklahoma’s SB 1027
Direct democracy sounds nice—until you remember it’s how Oklahoma got the nation’s worst marijuana law and an Obamacare Medicaid expansion we can't afford. SB 1027 puts some much-needed safeguards on the initiative-petition process.Trent England | 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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Law & Principles
OCPA praises lawmakers for sending initiative-petition reforms to governor
OCPA President Jonathan Small today praised members of the Oklahoma Senate for providing final approval to common-sense initiative petition reforms.Staff | 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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Budget & Tax
West Virginia income-tax elimination could help reignite workforce
With one of the lowest labor force participation rates in the country, West Virginia is going all-in on tax reform. The state has embarked on a plan to completely eliminate its state income tax.Curtis Shelton | May 20, 2025
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Higher Education
SB 701 is a step in the right direction, expanding options to help students get to work
SB 701 will enable Oklahoma colleges to more effectively address local workforce demands.Jonathan Small | May 19, 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