Articles
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Budget & Tax
What Oklahoma policymakers can learn from the Thunder
Oklahoma’s political leaders could learn something from the Thunder. Instead of trying to lure specific companies with large government subsidies, the state should enact pro-growth policies that help businesses and families grow from the ground up.Curtis Shelton | July 21, 2023
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Criminal Justice
If this doesn’t scream ‘due-process violation,’ I don’t know what does
Our state has a history of political corruption, and the judiciary is no exception, but the ineptitude our highest court often displays is staggering. Well, it turns out the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals is in the same boat.Ryan Haynie | July 20, 2023
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Law & Principles
Lawmakers must ensure fairness for all Oklahomans
Oklahoma lawmakers should pass “trigger” laws that declare anytime an Oklahoman of American Indian descent is exempted from a state law or regulation, that law will be repealed for all other Oklahomans.Jonathan Small | July 20, 2023
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Education
Reading and math results alarming
Educational spending is up, but results remain flat at alarmingly low levels.Jonathan Small | July 18, 2023
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Education, Culture & the Family
OEA parent organization vows to support youth sex-change surgeries
The national parent organization of the Oklahoma Education Association has vowed to spend member funds fighting against state laws that restrict school bathroom access based on sex and laws that prevent children from undergoing sex-change surgeries.Ray Carter | July 14, 2023
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Law & Principles
Document shows Cherokee political donations favor Democrats
Oklahoma politicians often refer to tribal governments as state “partners.” A recently obtained Cherokee Nation document indicates the tribe financially partners with politicians from both parties through campaign contributions, but especially with Democratic lawmakers.Ray Carter | July 13, 2023
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Good Government
Brecheen demands federal transparency on transgender study
U.S. Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Coalgate, is continuing his fight for greater transparency from the federal NIH after the agency drug its feet in response to requests for information about an NIH-funded study on transgender youth in which two participants committed suicide.Ray Carter | July 12, 2023
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Higher Education
Public confidence in universities plunges amid controversies
Gallup finds that public confidence in higher education has declined to a new low point.Ray Carter | July 12, 2023
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Education
Support for school choice remains strong after pandemic
A new national poll shows that extremely high levels of public support for school-choice programs persist today among all demographic groups, and new state polling shows the same trend in Oklahoma.Ray Carter | July 11, 2023
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Higher Education
OU tuition hike is a real drag
After Oklahoma’s higher education system received the largest appropriations increase in recent history—and after OU paid a drag queen $18,000—the university decided to raise tuition.Jonathan Small | July 10, 2023