Articles
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Education, Good Government
OCPA praises House action on bathroom policy
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs President Jonathan Small praised House lawmakers for taking quick action today to prevent female students from having to share bathrooms with male students.Jonathan Small | April 28, 2022
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Good Government
Statesmen show up at Capitol
They say a statesman thinks of the next generation, not the next election. Oklahoma citizens owe a debt of gratitude to those statesmen who still serve in the Legislature and just gutted a self-dealing bill that would have enriched politicians while saddling Oklahoma taxpayers with greater debt.Jonathan Small | April 26, 2022
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Education, Good Government
Speaker McCall makes false claim on constituent contact
A statement attributed to House Speaker Charles McCall is false, Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs President Jonathan Small said today.Sheridan Betts | February 17, 2022
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Good Government
Predicting congressional elections
The partisan control of Congress is more a matter of self-fulfilling predictions than a matter of competitive elections.Rick Farmer, Ph.D. | February 15, 2022
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Good Government
Stitt touts education, tax cuts, savings
Gov. Kevin Stitt called for major education reform, tax cuts, and increased state savings in his latest State of the State address.Ray Carter | February 7, 2022
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Good Government
OCPA applauds Stitt agenda
Larry Parman, chairman of the board of trustees for the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, issued the following statement today in response to Gov. Kevin Stitt’s “State of the State” address.Sheridan Betts | February 7, 2022
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Good Government
Time for a politician’s job review
Just as workers in the private sector undergo routine job reviews, it’s important that citizens take time to review the records of officeholders.Jonathan Small | January 26, 2022
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Law & Principles, Good Government
With 2,300 bills introduced, which ones should you watch?
How is an interested citizen to know which bills actually have a chance—and which ones are dead on arrival? The answer is much simpler than you might think.Rick Farmer, Ph.D. | January 26, 2022
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Good Government
Poll shows Oklahomans approve of Stitt, not Biden
A newly released poll of registered Oklahoma voters shows a majority approve of Gov. Kevin Stitt, while a supermajority disapprove of President Joe Biden.Ray Carter | December 23, 2021
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Budget & Tax, Good Government
Union activism may undermine Oklahoma film-subsidy program
Oklahoma lawmakers voted this year to supersize the state’s film-subsidy program, boosting the program from $8 million in annual subsidies to up to $30 million.Ray Carter | December 14, 2021