Articles
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Education
Free Market Friday: Throw a life preserver
With the horrific and heartbreaking news coming out of an Oklahoma high school recently, the issues of school safety and bullying are once again in the news.Michael Carnuccio | December 4, 2014
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Education
Who decides — bureaucrats or parents?
May it please the court: taxpayer dollars have long been used in ways that support the education of children in private institutions.Patrick B. McGuigan | December 2, 2014
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Budget & Tax, Law & Principles
Raising means lowering? (or why people hate lawyers)
Will the Oklahoma Supreme Court rule that “raising” means “lowering”? That is one possible outcome in a case currently before the Court.Trent England | November 24, 2014
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Budget & Tax
Free Market Friday: A threat to all
Redefining SQ 640 will lead to massive tax hikes for all. It’s that simple – and dangerous.Michael Carnuccio | November 21, 2014
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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