Articles
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Education, Law & Principles
Department of Education says Tulsa schools violated CRT ban
The Tulsa Public Schools district is poised to become the first district in Oklahoma sanctioned for violating a state law that bans schools from incorporating concepts associated with Critical Race Theory into school settings.Ray Carter | June 23, 2022
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Higher Education
Chinese government maintains presence at OU
Although OU reports having shuttered its Confucius Institute, a new report warns that OU still maintains ties with Chinese-government-controlled entities.Ray Carter | June 23, 2022
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Criminal Justice
O’Connor demands action on terrorists attacking pro-lifers
Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor has joined 18 of his state counterparts to urge federal law enforcement officials to take action against the rising tide of domestic-terrorist attacks on pro-life organizations and also vowed to devote state resources to those prosecution efforts.Ray Carter | June 22, 2022
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Higher Education
OCPA opposes OU tuition hike
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs President Jonathan Small today said the University of Oklahoma’s proposed tuition increase is indefensible and should be shelved by the board of regents.Staff | June 21, 2022
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Higher Education
OU pursues tuition hike despite student financial challenges
Millions of dollars in additional funding have surged into the coffers of Oklahoma’s colleges and universities in the last two years, but that isn’t stopping officials at the University of Oklahoma from requesting another tuition increase even as students and their families are struggling with the highest inflation in four decades.Ray Carter | June 21, 2022
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Education, Law & Principles
Lawmaker makes false claim about own district
State Rep. Josh West recently claimed that he “ain’t got a private school within dadgum two hours of me.” But independent research shows that people throughout most of West’s district live within 30 minutes of a private school—some of which West himself has visited.Ray Carter | June 20, 2022
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Education
Oklahoma Secretary of Education: Academic focus needed in Tulsa
By Ray Carter Oklahoma Secretary of Education Ryan Walters is defending a Tulsa Public Schools board member who has come under fire after suggesting the district should focus more on academics than social agendas.Ray Carter | June 17, 2022
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Budget & Tax
Inflation is cause for extreme caution on Oklahoma use of ARPA funds
What Oklahoma needs is private-sector growth, not increased government planning and spending. The former is the only path to increased prosperity for all.Jonathan Small | June 17, 2022
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Education, Law & Principles
AG O’Connor opposes Biden transgenderism mandate
Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor has joined a national coalition of state attorneys general to oppose the Biden administration’s efforts to force schools to embrace transgender policies, including policies that grant male students access to girls’ restrooms.Ray Carter | June 14, 2022
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Budget & Tax, Law & Principles
Fuzzy math in House tax-and-spending plan?
The leadership of the Oklahoma House of Representatives says that chamber will advance several tax proposals this week in response to Gov. Kevin Stitt’s call for passage of broad-based, pro-growth tax cuts—but indicated passage of tax cuts relies in part on cutting the budget of the governor’s office, citing the state’s balanced-budget requirement.Ray Carter | June 14, 2022