Articles
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Higher Education
OU accused of forcing students to engage in political speech
State Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, said he has received reports that officials at the University of Oklahoma forced student athletes to participate in a 2020 “unity march” that allegedly included support for political organizations such as Black Lives Matter.Ray Carter | June 9, 2022
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
Cherokee Nation chief bans display of Oklahoma state flag
Even as the Cherokee Nation is removing the flag of Oklahoma from its properties, tribal officials continue to take an active role in Oklahoma political campaigns.Ray Carter | June 8, 2022
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Budget & Tax, Law & Principles
Lawmakers differ on reining in inflated tax bills
State lawmakers spent much of the past year trying to rein in practices that critics say have dramatically inflated businesses’ property-tax valuations in some Oklahoma counties.Ray Carter | June 8, 2022
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Law & Principles
House lawmakers’ spending on themselves explodes
In 2018, the Oklahoma Legislature approved hundreds of millions of dollars in tax increases. Since then, House lawmakers have increased their own budget by 92 percent.Ray Carter | June 7, 2022
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Education, Culture & the Family
Bathroom bill was a win, but parents deserve more
If Oklahoma funded students, not systems, many school officials may not feel free to impose left-wing agendas in the classroom, even in the most conservative Oklahoma communities.Jonathan Small | June 6, 2022
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Budget & Tax
Provide tax cuts (not rebates) to combat inflation
Oklahoma lawmakers can do more than rebates to give their constituents a more stable footing to withstand the global shocks of inflation.Curtis Shelton | June 3, 2022
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Criminal Justice, Law & Principles
Oklahoma Democrats call for gun control
Following a Tulsa shooting that took the lives of four individuals (not counting the shooter), members of the state House Democratic caucus are calling for new gun-control measures to be passed as part of a pending special legislative session.Ray Carter | June 2, 2022
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Higher Education
Complaint alleges racial discrimination at OU
A civil-rights complaint filed June 1 says the University of Oklahoma–Tulsa School of Community Medicine is flagrantly violating federal law and the U.S. Constitution.Ray Carter | June 2, 2022
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Budget & Tax, Law & Principles
Stitt’s fiscal views a culture shock for Legislature?
Since Stitt entered office, the state government has shifted from having massive annual budget shortfalls to having historic levels of savings, and from constantly enacting tax hikes to debating tax reductions.Ray Carter | June 1, 2022
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Budget & Tax, Law & Principles
GOP struggles to defend slush fund, projects for ‘rural’ OKC
With only days left in this year’s legislative session, Oklahoma state lawmakers deposited $250 million into a “slush fund”-style account with no legal restrictions on how that money can be spent.Ray Carter | June 1, 2022