Articles
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Economy
Oklahoma must position itself for growth
Fiscal Year 2021 saw a robust turnaround for the state’s economy, but there is still work to be done.Curtis Shelton | August 19, 2021
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Economy
McGirt called threat to state’s economic future
Ryan Leonard, special counsel for Native American affairs for Gov. Kevin Stitt, said the jurisdictional chaos created by the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma represents a huge threat to long-term economic growth in the state.Ray Carter | August 16, 2021
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Budget & Tax, Economy
To spur labor participation, remove the penalty on work
Oklahoma's unemployment rate has rebounded at a relatively faster clip than the rest of the country, but when it comes to the state's labor participation rate, the opposite is true.Curtis Shelton | August 11, 2021
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Economy
‘Duct tape’ economic development
Business incentives are to state economic growth what baling wire and duct tape are to home repair.Jonathan Small | July 9, 2021
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Economy
Black Wall Street showed benefit of free markets
Oklahomans should not ignore other lessons provided by the rise and resurrection of “Black Wall Street,” Tulsa’s Greenwood district.Jonathan Small | June 16, 2021
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Law & Principles, Economy, Energy
Attorney General tells agencies to ignore federal demand
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter has told state agencies they should not comply with a Biden administration demand that they cede regulatory authority over mining in eastern Oklahoma to federal authorities.Ray Carter | April 16, 2021
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Law & Principles, Economy
McGirt ruling now negatively impacting tribes
Now, even the tribal governments who hailed the ruling on McGirt are being directly impacted in a negative way.Ray Carter | April 12, 2021
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Economy
Regulatory reform will foster innovation and growth
As Oklahoma’s political leaders search for ways to fire up economic growth, they must turn their attention to Oklahoma's dysfunctional regulatory system.Andrew C. Spiropoulos | April 12, 2021
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Economy, Energy
Mining, conservation in eastern Oklahoma now under federal control
Due to the U.S. Supreme Court’s McGirt ruling, control and oversight of mining and various environmental regulations in eastern Oklahoma are now the domain of the federal government.Ray Carter | April 7, 2021
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Budget & Tax, Economy
Stitt considering expansion of ‘Skills to Rebuild’ program
An Oklahoma career tech superintendent who created a 2020 program to help retrain mid-career adults displaced by the pandemic wants to take that successful program statewide.Mike Brake | March 26, 2021