Articles
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Budget & Tax
Tribal gaming revenue is in the billions
Tribal gaming monopoly brings in billions each year.Curtis Shelton | June 20, 2023
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Education
2023 legislative session dominated by education
To a greater degree than in most years, the 2023 session of the Oklahoma Legislature was dominated by one issue—education.Ray Carter | June 20, 2023
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Higher Education
OU defends tuition hike as senators call for reform
The University of Oklahoma’s recent decision to further increase tuition, despite a huge increase in state appropriations, is drawing fire from state Senate leaders and leading to calls for reform, including imposing a legislative freeze on tuition.Ray Carter | June 20, 2023
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Higher Education
OCPA condemns OU tuition hike
OCPA President Jonathan Small said the recent tuition hike approved by OU is unjustified and shows the university is not serious about its mission of providing a quality, affordable education to Oklahomans.Staff | June 19, 2023
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Law & Principles
Groups across the political spectrum support students in free-speech lawsuit against OSU
The organization Speech First says OSU’s harassment, computer, and bias-incidents policies violate students’ constitutional rights. Several organizations from across the political spectrum are urging the court to preserve the plaintiff students’ anonymity.Ray Carter | June 19, 2023
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Education
School choice: Oklahoma’s challenge isn’t over
At long last, Oklahoma has universal school choice. But in order to survive the inevitable angry backlash from education special interests, we must get families signed up.Greg Forster, Ph.D. | June 19, 2023
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Agriculture, Energy
Conservatively stewarding or else
In Oklahoma, three areas in public policy—energy, environment, and agriculture—need thorough engagement by conservatives for the thriving of all Oklahomans and to prevent progressives from being able to seize them to expand government.Jonathan Small | June 16, 2023
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Law & Principles
Legislative compact expands tribe’s territory 109,000 percent
Because of a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, new state-tribal tobacco compacts drafted by state legislators could provide a gargantuan expansion of tribal territory. That change could result in hundreds of millions in existing state tax collections shifting to the control of a small sliver of tribal officials over time, and force non-Native Oklahomans to shoulder a larger tax burden to make up the difference.Ray Carter | June 15, 2023
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Budget & Tax
State land trust costing schools millions, report says
The current land trust system in Oklahoma, which was intended to generate revenue for state schools, is actually causing them to lose millions of dollars. According to a report by the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency, if the state sold the land held in trust by the Commissioners of the Land Office and invested the revenue, state schools could receive up to an additional $53 million per year.Ray Carter | June 15, 2023
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Budget & Tax
Oklahoma tribes made bank during COVID
Oklahoma tribes received significantly more federal relief per capita compared to the State of Oklahoma.Curtis Shelton | June 14, 2023