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Law & Principles
OCPA defends Oklahoma’s anti-racism law before federal appeals court
OCPA’s Center for Law & Liberty has filed a brief in federal court defending Oklahoma’s anti-racism law, House Bill 1775. The law, passed in 2021, prohibits teaching that one race or sex is inherently superior or that individuals are inherently oppressive because of their race or sex.Ray Carter | November 4, 2025
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Budget & Tax, Law & Principles
OCPA urges fraud review of state SNAP benefits
OCPA President Jonathan Small today called on state officials to conduct a thorough review of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Oklahoma, noting that public data suggests a significant amount of fraud may be present.Staff | November 4, 2025
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Law & Principles
‘Open primaries’ backers supported Marxist candidate for president
After “10 years of conversations and organizing in the Sooner State,” out-of-state activists with a history of radical-left politics—including ties to a Marxist presidential candidate—are trying to bring California’s election system to Oklahoma.Ray Carter | November 3, 2025
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma lawmakers seek to boost retiree benefits without undermining pension reforms
After reforms that transformed Oklahoma’s public pension systems from some of the nation’s weakest to among the healthiest, lawmakers are now debating how to responsibly boost retiree benefits to keep pace with inflation.Ray Carter | October 31, 2025
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma’s commonsense petition reforms are clearly constitutional
A pending Oklahoma Supreme Court case will decide whether it’s legal to require initiative-petition campaigns to gather signatures from across the state rather than relying solely on urban centers.Jonathan Small | October 30, 2025
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Law & Principles
‘Quit fixing it, you’re only making it worse’: The case against the California ‘top two’ election system
Reforms designed to weaken political parties have consistently failed to deliver on their promises. The California “top two” election model, for example, has not increased voter turnout and has not reduced polarization.Rick Farmer, Ph.D. | October 28, 2025
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Law & Principles
Ten years in the making: Out-of-state group with left-wing ties pushes California model for Oklahoma elections
After a decade of “conversations and organizing,” a national group with deep Democratic and left-wing ties is backing an effort to replace Oklahoma’s current election system with one modeled after California’s “top two” primary process.Ray Carter | October 27, 2025
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Law & Principles
Former Californian warns: ‘top two’ model would be a disaster for Oklahoma
State Question 836 would replace Oklahoma’s current party-primary system with a California-style “top two” model. Julie Collier, an Oklahoma teacher who lived in California for years, says the “top two” model destroyed meaningful competition and handed total control to the far left.Ray Carter | October 20, 2025
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Law & Principles
Hern urges Republicans to speak out against California-style elections in Oklahoma
Congressman Kevin Hern is warning Oklahoma Republicans that silence is not an option as activists push a California-style overhaul of the state’s election system. “Every Republican leader in the state should be speaking out against this,” Hern said.Ray Carter | October 7, 2025
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Education, Law & Principles
Whistleblower: To target Owasso schools, Biden administration defied court order
Whistleblower testimony reveals that the Biden administration defied a federal court injunction in order to pursue a “gender identity” discrimination complaint against Owasso Public Schools following the suicide of 16-year-old student Dagny “Nex” Benedict.Ray Carter | October 6, 2025