Articles
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Education, Good Government
Stitt calls for making state superintendent an appointee
Gov. Kevin Stitt has appointed longtime CareerTech educator Lindel Fields as Oklahoma’s new state superintendent, following Ryan Walters’ resignation. Stitt also called on lawmakers to let voters decide whether future superintendents should be governor-appointed rather than elected.Ray Carter | October 2, 2025
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Good Government
For accountability, make state superintendent appointed
To bring greater accountability to the state school system and reduce dysfunction in state government, Oklahoma should make the position of state superintendent a gubernatorial appointee.Staff | October 2, 2025
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Good Government
Terry Thompson honored with OCPA’s inaugural Patriot Award
The Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA) has presented its first-ever Patriot Award to Terry Thompson of Tonkawa, recognizing his extraordinary work educating and mobilizing Oklahomans on key policy issues.Staff | September 12, 2025
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Good Government
Former Oklahoma governor, attorneys general defend initiative-petition reform
Former Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating and former Attorneys General Scott Pruitt and John O’Connor are urging the Oklahoma Supreme Court to uphold a new law that reforms the state’s initiative-petition process to ensure broader geographic representation.Ray Carter | July 22, 2025
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Economy, Good Government
Oklahoma among nation’s job-growth leaders since COVID
Since the COVID-19 disruption in early 2020, Oklahoma has emerged as one of the nation’s top job creators, ranking 14th in payroll growth according to a new analysis of federal data.Ray Carter | July 21, 2025
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Law & Principles, Good Government
Stitt, legislature delivered big wins in 2025 session
Oklahoma’s 2025 legislative session yielded numerous policy wins for Oklahoman taxpayers and families.Jonathan Small | June 5, 2025
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Good Government
Mississippi provides roadmap for Oklahoma reform
For years, Oklahoma and Mississippi were usually joined at the hip near the bottom of national rankings. Not anymore.Ray Carter | April 28, 2025
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Good Government
Why DOGE is so important
Though ultimately Congress will have to act, the work DOGE is doing is vitally important.Byron Schlomach, Ph.D. | March 18, 2025
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Good Government
DOGE is important, but Congress needs to act
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is doing great work. Now Congress has to get serious.Byron Schlomach, Ph.D. | February 28, 2025
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Good Government
What policymakers can learn from Milton Friedman
Milton Friedman, one of the greatest economists of the 20th century, showed us how to think about complex policy problems.Andrew C. Spiropoulos | February 24, 2025