Articles
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Education, Law & Principles
Oklahoma parents resort to desperate measures to save their children
To obtain a better education for their kids, some parents lie about their place of residence and thus face up to a year in jail. (To determine residency, one Tulsa Union employee demanded to inspect a 12-year-old girl’s bedroom.) Oklahoma can do better.Jonathan Small | January 29, 2024
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Higher Education
False: Frontier’s phony fact checks
As leftist bias and technological change wreak havoc on traditional journalism, some activist scribes have found a new model. One Oklahoma-based website hides behind preposterous claims of journalistic ethics to mask its own objectives. No wonder trust in the media continues to plummet.Trent England | January 26, 2024
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Education
Already short school year includes virtual days at some Oklahoma schools
In most states, public schools provide around 180 days of instruction per year. But in Oklahoma, schools can provide 165 days or fewer. Indeed, students in one district may receive just 148 days of in-person instruction in a school year.Ray Carter | January 25, 2024
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Budget & Tax
Time for income tax cuts for working families, small businesses
OCPA Jonathan Small today urged lawmakers to cut Oklahoma’s personal income tax to help struggling families and encourage business growth.Staff | January 25, 2024
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Education, Law & Principles
Oklahoma lawmakers look to limit school misuse of virtual days
Two state lawmakers hope to rein in public-school reliance on virtual-learning days, which have been strongly linked to major learning loss due to the often-subpar product provided.Ray Carter | January 23, 2024
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Law & Principles
In major win for Stitt, Chickasaw Nation signs new compacts
In a major victory for Gov. Kevin Stitt, the Chickasaw Nation has agreed to new state-tribal compacts on tobacco and license tags that address key issues raised by the governor.Ray Carter | January 22, 2024
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma policy goals for 2024
Let’s cut taxes, change the way we select judges, move school-board elections to November, and more.Jonathan Small | January 22, 2024
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Budget & Tax, Good Government
Stitt: Time to cut taxes is now
Saying “government is going to spend whatever money you give them,” Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is urging lawmakers to reduce the state income tax.Ray Carter | January 19, 2024
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Law & Principles
OCPA praises effort to ban ranked-choice voting
OCPA President Jonathan Small today praised lawmakers for seeking to ban ranked-choice voting in Oklahoma, noting that ranked-choice voting undermines public confidence in election outcomes and reduces transparency.Staff | January 19, 2024
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Budget & Tax
Stress test: State can weather another ‘Great Recession’
If Oklahoma faces an economic recession comparable to the “Great Recession” of 2008 to 2010, state government is able to cover the associated downfalls over a five-year period, according to a study conducted by the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency.Ray Carter | January 18, 2024