Articles
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Budget & Tax, Law & Principles
McGirt scope continues to grow
Recent action by the Muscogee Creek Nation (MCN) shows that we still don’t know just how wide the scope of the McGirt v. Oklahoma decision could be.Curtis Shelton | April 22, 2021
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Law & Principles
Senate votes to fund challenges against federal government
State senators have voted overwhelmingly to spend millions of dollars each year challenging federal actions that officials believe violate the U.S. Constitution’s limits on federal authority.Ray Carter | April 21, 2021
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Law & Principles
OCPA applauds Treat’s changes to HB 1236
Jonathan Small, president of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, issued the following statement to praise proposed changes to House Bill 1236.Staff | April 20, 2021
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Law & Principles, Economy, Energy
Attorney General tells agencies to ignore federal demand
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter has told state agencies they should not comply with a Biden administration demand that they cede regulatory authority over mining in eastern Oklahoma to federal authorities.Ray Carter | April 16, 2021
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Criminal Justice, Law & Principles
Lawmakers can advance criminal justice reform—and federalism
A recent snag in the legislative process has presented a rare opportunity to help advance criminal justice reform as well as federalism.Ryan Haynie | April 14, 2021
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Law & Principles
Dead-voter bill passes over Democratic opposition
Legislation that requires swift removal of dead individuals from voter rolls has passed the Oklahoma Senate over the united opposition of Senate Democrats.Ray Carter | April 14, 2021
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Law & Principles, Economy
McGirt ruling now negatively impacting tribes
Now, even the tribal governments who hailed the ruling on McGirt are being directly impacted in a negative way.Ray Carter | April 12, 2021
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Law & Principles
‘Save Women’s Sports Act’ advances in Oklahoma
Legislation that would limit women’s sports to individuals who are biological females has been approved by a state House committee.Ray Carter | April 8, 2021
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Law & Principles
In defense of ‘a shrine to freedom’
Cancel Thomas Jefferson? Not if this OCPA Fears Fellow has anything to say about it.J. Mark Ousley | March 26, 2021
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Budget & Tax, Education, Law & Principles
Agreement means equitable funding for Oklahoma students
The State Board of Education has voted to settle a longstanding lawsuit by requiring that public charter schools be funded on an equitable basis with their traditional public-school counterparts.Ray Carter | March 26, 2021