Articles
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Budget & Tax
Analyst: Spending alone is no measure of success
To simply increase government spending without any focus on also improving outcomes, 1889 Institute research fellow Mike Davis said, is “a terrible goal.”Ray Carter | May 30, 2019
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Higher Education
OCPA still waiting for OU open records
Is the University of Oklahoma a campus rife with racism, hostility to other minority groups, and rampant threats, intimidation, and discrimination? Hopefully not, but there’s no way to tell for certain because the university has failed to respond to requests for details about complaints filed with the school’s bias hotline.Mike Brake | May 29, 2019
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Health Care
Mulready: Bills increase insurance choices
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready says this year’s passage of two bills to increase access to health insurance and give people protection against catastrophic events represent a small step forward in addressing Oklahoma’s health needs.Ray Carter | May 28, 2019
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Budget & Tax
New budget hits near record high
The $8.3 billion appropriated budget is a near record for Oklahoma. This brings the two-year increase in appropriations to $1.2 billion.Curtis Shelton | May 28, 2019
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Health Care
Gov. Stitt reiterates opposition to Medicaid expansion
Gov. Kevin Stitt reiterated his opposition to Medicaid expansion on Friday and discussed efforts to come up with an alternative plan to address Oklahoma’s health care needs.Ray Carter | May 24, 2019
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Budget & Tax, Education
Democrats attack bills, then vote for them
House Democrats decried portions of this year’s budget plan on Thursday, but then voted for bills they said either provided insufficient funding or misspent money.Ray Carter | May 23, 2019
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Budget & Tax
OCPA comments on 2019 legislative session
Staff | May 23, 2019
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Criminal Justice
Bail bill rejected in House
Members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives rejected legislation Wednesday that would have allowed more criminal suspects to be released from jail without bail after critics said it would lead to more crime and the bill’s author admitted he did not know how much the measure would increase taxpayer costs.Ray Carter | May 23, 2019
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Budget & Tax
Democrats’ anti-savings argument: People are ‘dying’
Urging lawmakers to spend rather than save money, Democrats painted an apocalyptic picture of Oklahoma’s future if government spending is not increased further.Ray Carter | May 22, 2019
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Budget & Tax, Education
Lawmakers vote to junk April 1 school-funding deadline
A seldom-obeyed law mandating passage of a public school budget by April 1 may soon be a thing of the past. House Bill 2769, which repeals the funding deadline, has passed both chambers of the Legislature and is headed for the governor’s desk.Ray Carter | May 22, 2019