Articles
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Budget & Tax
Defined-contribution plans protect taxpayers
Defined-benefit retirement plans have been losing favor in the private sector for decades.Curtis Shelton | May 4, 2022
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Law & Principles
Stitt Administration investigating dubious uses of education funds
State documents show Gov. Kevin Stitt’s administration is poised to sue a vendor for alleged failure to abide by its contract, thereby potentially allowing several hundred thousand dollars in alleged misspending to occur.Ray Carter | May 4, 2022
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Budget & Tax, Education
School spending surge brings complaints, not improvement
Education spending and teacher pay are up dramatically, but so far Oklahomans are simply paying more for less.Ray Carter | May 4, 2022
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Law & Principles
Amid publicity, Moore vote on election integrity shifts
State Rep. Anthony Moore recently voted for legislation that would require a voter-fraud investigation when 10 or more people appear to be voting from one house—despite having previously voted against an almost identical bill that he decried as a waste of prosecutors’ time and “unconstitutional.”Ray Carter | May 3, 2022
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Education, Culture & the Family
Moving school-board elections to November will empower parents
Those who oppose school-board election reform aren’t fighting for better schools. They’re fighting to keep parents from having influence in Oklahoma classrooms.Jonathan Small | May 2, 2022
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Education
Private-school choice upholds our civic values
Empirical research suggests that school-choice programs have a positive effect on civic values and practices such as patriotism, tolerance, civic knowledge, and more.Byron Schlomach, Ph.D. | May 2, 2022
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Law & Principles
Legal reform almost killed by GOP defectors
Legislation that would cap contingency fees paid to private law firms by state government narrowly passed the Oklahoma House of Representatives due to some Republican lawmakers joining Democrats in opposition.Ray Carter | April 29, 2022
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Education, Good Government
School bathroom bill clears House
Oklahoma public schools will no longer be allowed to force female students to share public bathrooms with male students under legislation that received broad approval in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.Ray Carter | April 29, 2022
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Education, Good Government
OCPA praises House action on bathroom policy
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs President Jonathan Small praised House lawmakers for taking quick action today to prevent female students from having to share bathrooms with male students.Jonathan Small | April 28, 2022
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Criminal Justice, Law & Principles
Oklahoma law enforcement issue goes before U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Oklahoma’s bid to assert jurisdiction over non-Indian criminals who prey upon Indians living on lands declared part of reservations by a prior U.S. Supreme Court ruling.Ray Carter | April 28, 2022