Articles
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Budget & Tax, Law & Principles
Abusive lawsuits stifling Oklahoma economic, job growth
Excessive lawsuit costs are costing citizens jobs and income—and costing the state tax revenue.Ray Carter | February 5, 2025
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Technology
Social media bills miss the mark
Several Oklahoma lawmakers are attempting to ban social media for minors and/or require age verification. While these bills appear to solve a very real problem, they miss the mark for several reasons.Ryan Haynie | February 5, 2025
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Law & Principles
Reining in Oklahoma’s administrative state
Oklahoma’s elected state lawmakers—not unelected bureaucrats—should make the law.Tyler Williamson | February 5, 2025
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Budget & Tax
Stitt shows how to cut taxes during ‘down’ year
Gov. Kevin Stitt’s budget shows that officials have sufficient funding to balance the budget without major cuts to any part of state government, aside from the elimination of one-time funding that was supposed to expire anyway.Ray Carter | February 5, 2025
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Law & Principles
Effort to reduce state regulation gets bipartisan support
Legislation that would reduce the amount of state regulation imposed on Oklahomans has cleared its first legislative hurdle.Ray Carter | February 4, 2025
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Education
Oklahoma high-school students may now earn ‘civics seal’
Oklahoma high-school students now have an incentive to study civics and history—and to participate in OCPA’s Fears Fellowship.Rick Farmer, Ph.D. | February 4, 2025
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Budget & Tax
Stitt calls for tax cuts, spending restraint
In his annual State of the State address, Gov. Kevin Stitt called on lawmakers to cut Oklahoma’s income tax by a half-point, restrain spending, and preserve state savings.Ray Carter | February 3, 2025
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Judicial Reform
Donations give hints of judicial philosophy
Ideally, each applicant for the vacant Oklahoma Supreme Court seat would answer questions in public about his or her political activity and judicial philosophy. But since the judicial-appointment process is shrouded in secrecy, Oklahomans have to look elsewhere for clues.Ryan Haynie | February 3, 2025
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Judicial Reform
Oklahoma judicial appointment deserves scrutiny
The secretive process of replacing a state Supreme Court justice is now underway. Oklahomans should watch that process closely—at least what little they can.Jonathan Small | February 3, 2025
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Law & Principles
2025 OCPA Legislative Scorecard: Watch List
Here is a list of bills that are eligible to be included on the OCPA Legislative Scorecard for the 2025 legislative session.Staff | January 31, 2025