Articles
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Budget & Tax
Reaffirming common sense
Our common sense tells us to spend less than we have and not make commitments we’re unable to keep. Shouldn’t this same fiscal common sense apply to government just like it does to everyone else?Jonathan Small | August 25, 2017
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Budget & Tax, Education
Surplus funds at Statewide Virtual Charter School Board discussed
Possible uses for $2.7 million in surplus funds are under consideration by the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board.Jay Chilton | August 21, 2017
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Budget & Tax
Court upholds taxpayer protections
The Oklahoma Supreme Court today struck down the revenue provisions in Senate Bill 845 and, in so doing, upheld limits on legislative power that were added to the Oklahoma Constitution by voters a quarter century ago.Trent England | August 18, 2017
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Education
Voters want school choice
Fully 65 percent of Oklahomans – nearly two in three – support using tax dollars to allow parents to choose the education that works best for their children.Jonathan Small | August 18, 2017
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Judicial Reform
Current and former prosecutors shed light on legal procedures
Why would an Oklahoma district attorney file felony charges against a state official and then drop those charges, only to declare that the charges could be refiled at a later date?Jay Chilton | August 18, 2017
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Budget & Tax, Education
Oklahomans want school choices, want tax dollars to follow the child
Nearly two in three Oklahoma voters support using tax dollars to choose the public or private school which best meets their child’s needs.Brandon Dutcher | August 15, 2017
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Budget & Tax, Higher Education
Despite higher ed officials' claims, spending at an all-time high
Over the past year, Oklahoma’s higher education administrators have been quick to vocalize a doomsday scenario for Oklahoma’s colleges and universities if the state legislature reduced appropriations again.Cody Ray Milner | August 14, 2017
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Higher Education
Tuition sticker price is not the real cost to students, families
The Oklahoma Regents for Higher Education met June 28 and 29 to review state appropriation levels for the 2018 Fiscal Year and decide on the ever-pressing question of just how much state universities and colleges may charge their students in tuition--this year increasing rates an average of 5.3%.Cody Ray Milner | August 14, 2017
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Budget & Tax, Higher Education
ECU closes branch campus, continues spending spree
ECU doubled its spending, from $22 million to $44 million. Yet it's the students who pay the bigger cost as ECU is now closing a campus.Cody Ray Milner | August 14, 2017
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Budget & Tax
Misleading statements harmful
Oklahoma President David Boren made a dead-last claim regarding state support for higher education.Jonathan Small | August 11, 2017