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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
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Budget & Tax, Law & Principles
Millions diverted from law enforcement due to McGirt ruling
One ripple effect of the McGirt ruling is the diversion of millions of dollars from Oklahoma law enforcement, agency leaders recently told state lawmakers.Ray Carter | January 17, 2024
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Budget & Tax
Do Oklahoma tax cuts benefit only the rich? No.
Those who claim that cutting the state income tax would only benefit the wealthy aren’t living in reality.Curtis Shelton | January 15, 2024
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Higher Education
Will universities give the land back?
If these virtue-signalers are serious, they will work to make “land acknowledgement” statements legally binding offers. Give the land back to the tribes (or to the tribes from whom those tribes took it).Jonathan Small | January 15, 2024
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Budget & Tax, Education
Oklahoma school reserves hit $1.2 billion high
The amount of money that Oklahoma public schools carried over at the end of the last state budget year, a sum representing both cash-flow reserves and savings, hit a new high of $1.2 billion on June 30, 2023, according to state government figures.Ray Carter | January 15, 2024
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
Labor commissioner Osborn touts transgenderism, abortion
Oklahoma Labor Commissioner Leslie Osborn is drawing scrutiny for her participation in a group that touts transgenderism and abortion to youth.Ray Carter | January 12, 2024
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Education
A Call to Action: Changing the Trajectory of Reading in Oklahoma
Research has provided a large body of evidence that tells us how reading and writing should be taught. It’s time for Oklahoma to implement the science of reading.Staff | January 11, 2024
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Education, Economy
COVID learning loss impacting Oklahoma students, economy
The learning loss from school shutdowns is estimated to result in a nearly 9 percent lifetime income loss for Oklahoma students impacted by COVID closures, tied for the greatest impact in the nation.Ray Carter | January 11, 2024
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Higher Education
OCPA calls for state investigation of OU student fee use
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs President Jonathan Small today called on state lawmakers to launch an investigation into the University of Oklahoma’s use of mandatory student fees following a recent report indicating student fees were wasted placing women’s menstrual products in men’s bathrooms on campus.Staff | January 10, 2024