Articles
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Budget & Tax
Free Market Friday: There is no free lunch
An important piece of legislation this year, House Bill 1748, required Oklahoma state agencies to publicly report the amount of federal funding they receive and the strings attached to that money.Michael Carnuccio | June 11, 2015
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Education
Free Market Friday: Batting for children
The Oklahoma Supreme Court will soon decide the fate of the Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarship program, which allows parents of children with disabilities to send them to schools where they can get the best educational services. An influential voice has joined that debate, the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice.Michael Carnuccio | June 5, 2015
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Agriculture
From Farm to Fork: Government Policies Distort Food and Agricultural Markets
Whatever the merits of farm subsidies and food stamps, these federal programs have economic consequences that distort food prices, create inefficiencies, drive up taxes, and create winners and losers. There may be other countervailing reasons why one might support such policies, but we ought to at least understand the economic consequences that food and farm create.Jayson Lusk | June 4, 2015
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Health Care
A Three-Step Plan to Prevent Welfare Fraud
Fraud of state welfare programs including Medicaid and food stamps is far too common, and the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) has released a report documenting cases of abuse and how state legislators can stop it.Kristina Ribali | June 1, 2015
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Agriculture
From Farm to Fork: Government Policies Distort Food and Agricultural Markets
Whatever the merits of farm subsidies and food stamps, these federal programs have economic consequences that distort food prices, create inefficiencies, drive up taxes, and create winners and losers. There may be other countervailing reasons why one might support such policies, but we ought to at least understand the economic consequences that food and farm create.Jayson Lusk | June 1, 2015
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Education
Underpaid? Join the Club
The bottom line: Most Oklahomans receive lower pay than their counterparts in other states. Few of our occupations are near the top in the 50-state rankings. We simply cannot afford to compensate teachers like, say, Connecticut.Brandon Dutcher & J. Scott Moody | June 1, 2015
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Good Government
Uniform State Rules Make Sense For Uber, Lyft
No one would accept “local control” as a defense of government corruption. The purpose of government is justice—when one part of government forgets that, we look to another to step in.Jonathan Small & Trent England | June 1, 2015
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Budget & Tax
Free Market Friday: Strange priorities
Oklahoma’s legislative session has ended. Policymakers made policy changes that are significant, but passed a state budget that insults the reality Oklahomans face.Michael Carnuccio | May 29, 2015
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Education
Combating a culture of ‘disengagement and compulsory learning’
In an interesting and insightful blog post, Rob Miller, longtime principal at Jenks Middle School, recently reflected on “all the parallels between being an airline passenger and daily life as a student in a typical middle or high school classroom in America today.”Brandon Dutcher | May 27, 2015
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Education
Education savings accounts will put parents in charge
It’s clear that ESAs will enable more Oklahoma parents to afford the best educational options for their children.Brandon Dutcher | May 22, 2015