Articles
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Education
U.S. Supreme Court should take Oklahoma charter-school case
In the St. Isidore case, the Oklahoma Supreme Court got it wrong and effectively discriminated against charter-school proponents because of religion. All Oklahomans would benefit if the U.S. Supreme Court took up the case.Jonathan Small | September 16, 2024
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Judicial Reform
Oklahoma Supreme Court owes citizens written opinions
Oklahoma Supreme Court justices, because they are bound to decide according to the law, must explain the legal basis of their decisions. Inexplicably, Oklahoma’s justices often refuse to do so.Ryan Haynie | September 16, 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
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma among most over-regulated states, study says
Despite its reputation as one of the nation’s most conservative states, Oklahoma has 142,313 regulations on the books. In comparison, Idaho has just 31,497 regulations in place.Ray Carter | September 12, 2024
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Judicial Reform
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has lost its way
If Oklahoma wants to be a state where the rule of law means something, the Oklahoma Supreme Court needs to confine itself to interpreting the law—not making it.Ryan Haynie | September 12, 2024
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Budget & Tax
Expanding Medicaid to able-bodied adults costs taxpayers $2.5 billion
A new report from an Oklahoma fiscal watchdog shows that Medicaid expansion will cost taxpayers an additional $2.5 billion next year and ultimately force lawmakers to divert hundreds of millions of state taxpayer dollars from other uses.Ray Carter | September 11, 2024
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Judicial Reform
Oklahoma’s legal climate harms economic growth, job creation
Questionable rulings by Oklahoma judges have harmed Oklahoma’s economic competitiveness, according to a report from the State Chamber Research Foundation.Ray Carter | September 11, 2024
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Judicial Reform
The Oklahoma Supreme Court or Oklahoma law: one is absurd
Judicial overreach by the Oklahoma Supreme Court threatens the separation of powers that is the foundation of the American political system.Ryan Haynie | September 11, 2024
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Budget & Tax
Oklahoma business owners say income-tax cuts needed
A recent survey of Oklahoma business owners and executives found that 78 percent favor reducing or eliminating the state income tax.Ray Carter | September 10, 2024
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Higher Education
OU continues to fight transparency on Boren allegations
OU continues to oppose transparency regarding two reports prepared by the Jones Day law firm, one of which dealt with sexual allegations against former OU president David Boren.Ray Carter | September 10, 2024