Articles
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Higher Education
OSU Foundation balks at expression of biological reality
While the OSU College Democrats are allowed to use a crowdfunding platform operated by the OSU Foundation, a conservative student organization that says “men cannot become women” is facing pushback.Ray Carter | October 15, 2024
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Education
As legal threats wither, expert urges private-school growth
Due to multiple court rulings at both the state and federal level, the expansion of school-choice programs has not undermined the autonomy of participating private schools. “If school choice is to succeed,” one expert says, “we need more and better schools to participate in these programs.”Ray Carter | October 15, 2024
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Judicial Reform
OCPA responds to false information at JNC hearing
OCPA President Jonathan Small issued a statement in response to a false suggestion made about OCPA during a House legislative study on the Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC).Staff | October 14, 2024
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Judicial Reform
Hearing shows ethical conflicts abound with JNC
A recent legislative hearing highlighted several of the many problems created by Oklahoma’s Judicial Nominating Commission, including its fostering of ethical conflicts and creation of an environment in which few people seek to become a judge.Ray Carter | October 14, 2024
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Education
OSSAA rule harms student-athletes
If this nonsense is the best OSSAA has to offer Oklahomans, it may be time for state officials to allow another group to take its place.Jonathan Small | October 10, 2024
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Budget & Tax
Experts warn Oklahoma pension changes could harm state finances
Pension experts warned state lawmakers that reversing course on Oklahoma’s landmark pension reforms will do little to improve employee recruitment and much to harm funding for a wide range of services, including schools.Ray Carter | October 10, 2024
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Culture & the Family
Database shows 65 Oklahoma children subjected to sex change
A new database shows that 65 children were subjected to some form of sex-change procedure in Oklahoma from 2019 to 2023—at the Children’s Hospital of Oklahoma, the Cherokee Nation W.W. Hastings Hospital, and other facilities.Ray Carter | October 9, 2024
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Judicial Reform
Bar’s role in judicial selection may benefit its finances
The incestuous relationship between the Oklahoma Supreme Court and the Oklahoma Bar Association is concerning.Ray Carter | October 8, 2024
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Budget & Tax
Migration data show Oklahoma losing taxpayers under age 35
Oklahoma has been gaining taxpayers from the rest of the country—but has been losing out on taxpayers under the age of 35.Curtis Shelton | October 8, 2024
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Higher Education
OSU in PR nightmare over pro-Hamas event
Oklahoma State University has come under national scrutiny after a message from Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) was distributed touting a “week of rage.” Gov. Kevin Stitt is urging leaders “to condemn this spectacle.”Ray Carter | October 7, 2024