Articles
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Economy
New report shows continued state population growth
Multiple reports have shown that Oklahoma has been among the nation’s top states for net in-bound domestic migration starting in 2020, and a new report indicates that trend has continued into 2023.Ray Carter | May 11, 2023
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
Stitt’s OETA veto draws support
Gov. Kevin Stitt’s decision to veto legislation reauthorizing the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (OETA), the state’s Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) entity, has drawn national attention and prompted much pearl-clutching from his critics. But the move is drawing support from some Oklahoma lawmakers and a good-government organization.Ray Carter | May 10, 2023
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Budget & Tax
No, tax cuts do not cause inflation
Tax cuts do not cause inflation. Tax cuts in the form of lower marginal rates can spur economic growth as more people save and invest in productive activities.Ryan Haynie | May 9, 2023
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Culture & the Family
Brecheen, Lankford seek answers after experiments on children
U.S. Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Coalgate, and U.S. Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., are asking why the federal National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to spend millions of dollars on transgender youth studies after one recent NIH-funded study on the impact of cross-sex hormones on transgender youth involved the suicides of two participants even as 11 other subjects considered killing themselves.Ray Carter | May 9, 2023
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Education
Democrats (inadvertently) make the case for school choice
If policymakers want to move the needle on education, something like the refundable tax credit now being debated at the Oklahoma Capitol needs to be in the mix—for any family that chooses to use it.Jonathan Small | May 9, 2023
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Education
OCPA recognized for journalistic excellence
Judges in the eight-state Great Plains Journalism Awards competition lauded OCPA for its “well-researched indictment on school officials and lawmakers who continue to turn a blind eye to widespread sexual abuse of students in Oklahoma schools.”Staff | May 9, 2023
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Budget & Tax
Income-tax cuts produce positive economic effects
Research on income-tax rates, coupled with Oklahoma’s own experience, shows that tax cuts can be a significant part of an economic plan.Curtis Shelton | May 8, 2023
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Culture & the Family
Oklahoma hospital prevails against Biden administration
Facing the threat of a lawsuit and encountering widespread public backlash and ridicule, the Biden administration has backed down in its efforts to effectively force the closure of an Oklahoma Catholic hospital because it maintains a “living flame” candle in its chapel.Ray Carter | May 8, 2023
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Education
Education beyond stereotypes
There is not one perfect way to do school so every child can thrive. The answer is to let families and schools come up with lots of answers.Trent England | May 4, 2023
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Culture & the Family
Biden administration threatens Tulsa hospital over candle
The Biden administration has threatened to strip Saint Francis Hospital South of accreditation that allows it to serve Medicare and Medicaid patients because the hospital maintains an eternally lit candle as a religious symbol in its hospital chapel, according to a legal organization representing the hospital.Ray Carter | May 4, 2023