Articles
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma should ban ranked-choice voting
Ranked-choice voting is marked by widespread voter confusion, reduced transparency, and the effective disenfranchisement of many citizens.Jonathan Small | September 26, 2023
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Higher Education
OSU using DEI to hire plant physiology professor?
Oklahoma State University says job applicants from “historically excluded and underrepresented” groups are “especially encouraged” to apply for this job teaching plant physiology.Ray Carter | September 26, 2023
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Education
Charter school funding lags traditional public schools
If public charter school funding was tied to student results, those schools would be receiving more per pupil than most of their traditional public-school counterparts. Instead, they often receive much less.Ray Carter | September 25, 2023
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Economy
Oklahoma House Speaker warns of ESG’s economic harm
Oklahoma House Speaker Charles McCall is warning against the imposition of “Environmental, Social, and Governance” (ESG) policies on businesses.Ray Carter | September 21, 2023
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Budget & Tax
McCall: If Indians don’t owe income tax, no one should
Oklahoma Speaker of the House Charles McCall says that if tribal members don’t have to pay state income tax, then no Oklahoman should have to pay it.Ray Carter | September 20, 2023
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Education
19 in 20 Oklahoma high-school graduates are not prepared to begin college STEM courses
School-produced illiteracy remains a huge problem in Oklahoma—and our state’s poor academic outcomes are not limited to reading.Jonathan Small | September 20, 2023
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Law & Principles
Feds target Oklahoma business over customer misuse of product
The federal government could effectively shut down a small, family-owned Oklahoma business in Ada because in two isolated instances customers experienced tragedies after ignoring explicit product warnings.Ray Carter | September 20, 2023
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Education, Law & Principles
Unusual election dates are a drag on voter turnout
The president of the Western Heights school board was elected with 328 votes. Low voter turnout in odd-timed spring elections has untethered many school board members from the parents they are supposed to serve.Brandon Dutcher | September 19, 2023
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Culture & the Family
School board, mayoral races a bigger draw than tribal chief election
The leader of a Nation has been reelected with 2,350 votes.Ray Carter | September 18, 2023
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Culture & the Family
Cherokee Nation makes millions off illegal immigration
A recent report and government records show the Cherokee Nation has made millions of dollars off processing individuals who enter the U.S. illegally.Ray Carter | September 15, 2023