Articles
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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
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Good Government
Oklahoma’s pandemic response earns high marks
Governments’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic varied greatly from state to state. What sorts of consequences did governmental actions have?Curtis Shelton | December 10, 2021
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Education, Good Government
Oklahoma lawmakers call on OSSBA to act
Fifteen members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives have called on the Oklahoma State School Boards Association to publicly denounce the National School Boards Association’s recent request for federal law enforcement officials to investigate parent protesters under anti-terrorism and hate-crimes laws.Ray Carter | October 26, 2021
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Criminal Justice, Good Government
McGirt helping Aryan Brotherhood, harming Indians?
Oklahomans have been assured tribal police help provide a “blanket of protection” for all citizens despite the McGirt ruling. But state law enforcement officials tell a different story and say McGirt has created a blanket of protection mostly for criminals, including a member of the Universal Aryan Brotherhood.Ray Carter | October 25, 2021