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Education, Law & Principles
LNH reform opens doors for more special-needs children
Oklahoma lawmakers eliminated the one-year public school requirement for Lindsey Nicole Henry (LNH) scholarships, making it easier for families of children with special needs to afford private education that meets their needs. The reform ensures parents no longer have to choose between financial help and their child’s educational stability.Ray Carter | August 18, 2025
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Education, Law & Principles
Lawmaker: Time to dismantle OSSAA
The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association’s has voted to prevent four teenage boys from playing basketball for Glencoe High School because they transferred into the district, effectively undermining Oklahoma open-transfer law. Now one lawmaker is urging his colleagues to dismantle the OSSAA.Ray Carter | August 15, 2025
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Law & Principles
Seattle’s ‘top two’ primary shows why Oklahoma should steer clear
The top two finishers each ran on a platform of Trump-bashing, tax increases, and radicalism on issues such as transgenderism and illegal immigration.Ray Carter | August 12, 2025
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
Oklahoma wins court fight to protect minors from gender-transition procedures
Aligning with a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld Oklahoma’s 2023 law banning gender-transition surgeries, puberty blockers, and cross-sex hormones for individuals under 18.Ray Carter | August 11, 2025
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Law & Principles
Buckley’s revolution: The life and legacy of a conservative icon
Sam Tanenhaus’s long-awaited biography offers a richly researched, often engrossing portrait of William F. Buckley Jr., the charismatic founder of National Review and host of Firing Line, who reshaped American conservatism and helped bring it into the political mainstream.Christopher H. Owen | August 6, 2025
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
Federal court ruling buoys Oklahoma anti-discrimination law
Oklahoma lawmakers passed Senate Bill 658 to ensure that devout Christians are not disqualified from serving as adoptive or foster parents simply because they hold traditional beliefs about gender and sexuality. A recent federal court ruling bolsters the new law.Ray Carter | July 28, 2025
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma Supreme Court says McGirt ruling has limits
In a major clarification of legal jurisdiction, the Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2020 McGirt v. Oklahoma decision—which applied only to federal criminal law—does not extend to civil or tax matters.Jonathan Small | July 25, 2025
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma Supreme Court: McGirt doesn’t extend to civil and regulatory law
In a major clarification of the legal limits of the McGirt decision, the Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that McGirt does not extend to civil regulatory authority.Ray Carter | July 14, 2025
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma agency reports provide limited transparency
Despite laws requiring Oklahoma state agencies to produce reports on program effectiveness, a new review finds that most of these reports are virtually inaccessible to the public.Ray Carter | July 10, 2025
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
U.S. opposed Oklahoma ban on child gender ‘transitions’
When Oklahoma passed a law to ban so-called gender-transition procedures on minors, the United States filed a legal brief urging the courts to overturn the law.Ray Carter | July 9, 2025