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Judicial Reform, Economy
Oklahoma legal climate impacts business growth, job opportunities
“Lawsuit abuse increases the costs of goods and services, including driving up insurance rates,” according to one national expert. “In Oklahoma, that amounts to an average annual ‘tort tax’ of approximately $934.73 per person.”Ray Carter | October 3, 2024
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Education
Lawmakers explore regulation of Oklahoma homeschoolers
In a House Common Education Committee interim study, advocates called for state regulation of Oklahoma homeschoolers.Ray Carter | October 2, 2024
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Education
Moving school-board elections boosts turnout, saves millions
Moving Oklahoma school-board elections to a November general-election ballot would dramatically increase voter participation and free up millions of dollars to be repurposed for other public education uses.Ray Carter | October 1, 2024
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Higher Education
OU activist-scholar recognized for LGBTQ research
An OU sociology professor who describes herself as “a social justice activist for the LGBTQ community” has been globally ranked among the top 10 social sciences scholars.Ray Carter | September 30, 2024
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Education
Sports group tries to block student transfers in Oklahoma
Under a rule adopted (then suspended) by the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA), students who attend a summer sports camp are barred from playing any sports for a year if they move into a district that employs a coach who also worked those camps during the summer months.Ray Carter | September 25, 2024
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Culture & the Family
Oklahoma judges: Men can be women
In numerous cases, Oklahoma judges have declared that men are women (and vice versa) and ordered that state documents, such as birth certificates, be altered.Ray Carter | September 23, 2024
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Higher Education
Report indicates OSU maintains DEI office, despite order
“DEI isn’t going away, it’s just going underground.”Ray Carter | September 19, 2024
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Judicial Reform
Oklahoma court’s decisions reap ‘hellhole’ designation
“Judicial Hellholes” reports shine a spotlight on places like Oklahoma “where judges systematically apply laws and court procedures in an unfair and unbalanced manner.”Ray Carter | September 19, 2024
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Higher Education
OU, OSU students ding schools in free-speech survey
“I had two professors my freshman year that would constantly bash people who were Christian and who had conservative beliefs,” said an OSU student. “One specific professor told the class, ‘You will not pass my class if you identify Republican.’”Ray Carter | September 18, 2024
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Judicial Reform
Pattern notable in Oklahoma Supreme Court’s ever-shifting decisions
Whenever an initiative petition would grow government, the Oklahoma Supreme Court has held the “gist” statement is legally sound. When an initiative petition would rein in government, the court has nitpicked a gist to death to declare it illegal.Ray Carter | September 16, 2024