Articles
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Law & Principles
OKC mayor, conservative Republicans differ on California-style election scheme
While the mayor of Oklahoma City and other Kamala Harris supporters are touting a California-style election scheme, Republicans with a history of supporting conservative causes are firmly opposed.Ray Carter | November 21, 2024
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Judicial Reform
Kauger’s annual retirement is $161,112
Supreme Court Justice Yvonne Kauger will retire on December 1. Her annual retirement benefit is $161,112.Curtis Shelton | November 21, 2024
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Budget & Tax
Bergstrom pursues Oklahoma income-tax repeal
Oklahoma’s personal income tax rate would be immediately reduced and then gradually eliminated under legislation filed by state Sen. Micheal Bergstrom.Ray Carter | November 20, 2024
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Law & Principles
Would a California-style, top-two primary boost turnout?
Those pushing for a California-style jungle primary in Oklahoma have latched on to our low voter turnout in the general election, claiming their scheme is a solution. The trouble is, it’s an easy claim to test.Trent England | November 20, 2024
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Good Government
Oklahoma group launches effort to adopt California voting system
A group called Oklahoma United is asking voters to effectively end primary elections and move to a system similar to California’s election process.Ray Carter | November 19, 2024
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Law & Principles
OCPA comments on proposed California-style primary
OCPA President Jonathan Small today issued a statement regarding the “top 2” primary system being proposed for Oklahoma.Staff | November 19, 2024
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Higher Education
OU teacher course leans heavily into Critical Race Theory
A teacher-training course at the University of Oklahoma is one more example of the school’s “relentless ambition to harm and brainwash its students with DEI,” one critic notes.Ray Carter | November 18, 2024
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Education
Oklahoma’s public-school staffing surge raises eyebrows
How much of Oklahoma’s public school spending is eaten up in administrative overhead?Curtis Shelton | November 18, 2024
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Law & Principles
Don’t California our Oklahoma with a ‘top-two’ primary
Kamala Harris supporters, left-wing journalists, and others are pushing for a California-style “top-two primary” in Oklahoma. If this system had been in place in 2018, the general election for Oklahoma governor would have been between two Democrats.Trent England | November 18, 2024
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Judicial Reform
It’s time to eliminate Oklahoma judicial districts
If we truly want our best and brightest on the bench, we should dispense with the notion that jurists on our state’s highest court must come from every nook and cranny of the state.Ryan Haynie | November 14, 2024