Articles
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Economy
‘I’m shocked we haven’t been sued yet’: Oklahoma’s licensure boards are flawed
Oklahoma needs to empower someone in state government—be it agency heads or the attorney general—with the power to overrule state licensure boards when abuse occurs.Jonathan Small | November 22, 2022
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Law & Principles
Lawmaker calls for ethics investigation of Hofmeister
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister may exit office the same way she entered it: under scrutiny for alleged violations of Oklahoma campaign laws.Ray Carter | November 22, 2022
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Budget & Tax, Education
Non-teaching staff surge limits Oklahoma teacher pay raises
Not only has the staffing surge cost teachers money, it has shown no effect on student outcomes.Curtis Shelton | November 21, 2022
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Education
Florida civics initiative tells the truth
Florida’s new civics initiative allows students to recognize the bad not as fatal flaws but as failures to be overcome. Other states should follow suit.Trent England | November 21, 2022
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Budget & Tax
State savings on pace to grow
New data now show the state is on pace to add even more money to the state’s “rainy day” fund at the end of the ongoing budget year due to surplus collections.Ray Carter | November 18, 2022
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Law & Principles
Stitt defends small tribes’ gaming compacts
In a recent federal court filing, Gov. Kevin Stitt’s administration argues that gaming compacts negotiated with four smaller Oklahoma tribes in 2020 remain legally valid under the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) even though the Oklahoma Supreme Court later ruled the compacts were not allowed under state law.Ray Carter | November 18, 2022
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Education
Mother who fears for son failed by open-transfer law
Despite expressing fear for her son’s future if he remains a student in the Tulsa Public School district, a mother was unable to obtain an open transfer into the Jenks district, which claims it lacks capacity for the youth.Ray Carter | November 18, 2022
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Law & Principles
Paycom loses in attempt to chill free-association rights
Paycom has lost its most recent assault on the First Amendment in its ongoing dispute with the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs.Ray Carter | November 17, 2022
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Education, Law & Principles
Parent reaps second court victory against Owasso schools
For the second time in a month, a federal court has sided with an Oklahoma father and prevented the Owasso school district from banning the man from campus after he objected to allegedly pornographic material in the school library.Ray Carter | November 15, 2022
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Law & Principles
With election over, time to focus on policy
Oklahoma voters have made their choices at the ballot box. Now it is time to focus on good policy. To that end, several major reforms could increase opportunity for all.Jonathan Small | November 15, 2022