Articles
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Education
OEA loses ‘November’s most important election’
November’s most important election wasn’t the governor’s race. It wasn’t the race for state superintendent. Surprisingly, it was the election to determine who would represent District 87 in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.Patrick B. McGuigan | November 18, 2014
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Good Government
Free Market Friday: Tone-deaf
Michael Carnuccio | November 14, 2014
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Budget & Tax
Tax Reduction Will Empower Future Generations
The key to any Oklahoman releasing his or her full potential is the ability to work and to lead a productive life. Unfortunately, Oklahoma assesses a penalty on the work and productive activity of most Oklahomans in the form of a personal income tax.Jonathan Small & Dave Bond | November 13, 2014
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Budget & Tax
Union Reforms Will Protect Workers and Taxpayers
Did you know the state of Oklahoma supports a Washington, D.C.-based political organization that advocates for gun control, opposes home schooling, and supports government-controlled health care beyond even what is in the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)?Trent England | November 13, 2014
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Health Care
Policymakers Must Reform, Not Expand, Medicaid
According to health-care researchers Avik Roy and Grace-Marie Turner, Medicaid “has the worst health outcomes of any insurance program in the developed world.” So why do Oklahoma policymakers keep expanding it?Jonathan Small | November 13, 2014
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Education
Parents, Not Government Officials, Should Determine Their Child’s Path
In 2007 the U.S. Chamber of Commerce published a report, “Leaders & Laggards,” which gave Oklahoma’s public school system an “F.” The report said “student performance in Oklahoma is very poor—the state ranks among the lowest in the nation.”Brandon Dutcher | November 13, 2014
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Budget & Tax
With State Spending at an All-Time High, Its Time to Right-Size Government
Oklahoma policymakers still spend millions of dollars on targeted earmarks (such as rodeos, golf courses, aquariums, and other non-essentials), hundreds of millions on inefficient health care programs (even though bipartisan solutions abound), and hundreds of millions on non-instructional K-12 activities in public schools.Jonathan Small | November 13, 2014
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Criminal Justice
Corrections Reforms Will Make Us Smart On Crime
Reducing crime and punishing criminals are basic functions of government. Yet Oklahoma’s corrections system is failing. Costs are soaring. The system is badly overcrowded.Jonathan Small & Trent England | November 13, 2014
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Law & Principles
Federalism: The Objective and the Strategy
A massive infrastructure for liberty has emerged within the states over the last two decades. The time has come to leverage those resources in the fight to restore constitutional federalism.Trent England | November 13, 2014
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Budget & Tax
Free Market Friday: Fortune favors the bold
Oklahoma is moving forward with a plan, Gov. Mary Fallin said, that will chart a course toward the gradual elimination of the state income tax. That was two years ago.Michael Carnuccio | November 7, 2014