Articles
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Higher Education
Report finds Oklahoma professors overwhelmingly support Democrats
In Oklahoma, 92% of political contributions made by college professors went to Democratic candidates.Ray Carter | November 5, 2024
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Judicial Reform
Oklahoma Supreme Court decision benefited illegal immigrant felons
Among the Oklahoma Supreme Court justices who struck down a provision mandating that illegal immigrants accused of felony offenses be presumed flight risks, five justices remain on the court today.Ray Carter | November 4, 2024
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Budget & Tax, Energy
ESG study highlights danger for Oklahoma taxpayers
Oklahoma’s anti-ESG law is based on sound financial principles that maximize taxpayer benefits and deter attacks on our energy sector. Pension officials should stop fighting this sensible law and instead embrace it.Jonathan Small | November 4, 2024
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Budget & Tax
Oklahoma pension changes may have been based on myth
Oklahoma’s landmark pension reforms made the state a national model, but lawmakers’ election-year temptations continually threaten to undo the progress.Ray Carter | November 4, 2024
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Judicial Reform, Economy
Oklahoma Supreme Court activism hits oil industry
Thanks to the Oklahoma Supreme Court, an untold number of contracts have been nullified and countless state businesses left with daunting potential legal liability.Jonathan Small | November 1, 2024
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Judicial Reform
Arm of Oklahoma Supreme Court engages in campaigning for three justices
An official arm of the Oklahoma Supreme Court is urging lawyers to retain three members of the Oklahoma Supreme Court facing retention-ballot elections.Ray Carter | October 31, 2024
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Economy
Oklahoma among top states in job creation
A recent analysis found that Oklahoma has been among the nation’s top states for job creation since February 2020, the last pre-COVID month.Ray Carter | October 29, 2024
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Culture & the Family
Report finds families moving to Oklahoma
“All these educational, economic, and cultural factors help explain the red state appeal to families with children looking to relocate.”Ray Carter | October 28, 2024
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma lawmakers seek to reduce state regulations
Oklahomans face more state regulations than citizens in most states across the nation, and experts say the accumulation of those rules impedes economic growth and job creation.Ray Carter | October 25, 2024
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Energy
New study reaffirms: ESG investing is bad for Oklahoma
A new report finds that Oklahoma’s Energy Discrimination Elimination Act (EDEA), which prohibits state pensions from using ESG investment strategies, should be preserved.Staff | October 24, 2024