Articles
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Judicial Reform, Economy
Oklahoma legal climate impacts business growth, job opportunities
“Lawsuit abuse increases the costs of goods and services, including driving up insurance rates,” according to one national expert. “In Oklahoma, that amounts to an average annual ‘tort tax’ of approximately $934.73 per person.”Ray Carter | October 3, 2024
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Education
Lawmakers explore regulation of Oklahoma homeschoolers
In a House Common Education Committee interim study, advocates called for state regulation of Oklahoma homeschoolers.Ray Carter | October 2, 2024
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Education
More spending, more choices
Oklahoma’s public school spending is at an all-time high. And so is the number of options available to parents.Brandon Dutcher | October 2, 2024
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Education
Moving school-board elections boosts turnout, saves millions
Moving Oklahoma school-board elections to a November general-election ballot would dramatically increase voter participation and free up millions of dollars to be repurposed for other public education uses.Ray Carter | October 1, 2024
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Higher Education
OU activist-scholar recognized for LGBTQ research
An OU sociology professor who describes herself as “a social justice activist for the LGBTQ community” has been globally ranked among the top 10 social sciences scholars.Ray Carter | September 30, 2024
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Budget & Tax, Health Care
Oklahoma Medicaid-expansion critics proven right
Conservatives warned that the projected costs were unrealistic, lowball estimates and that spending would quickly surge, forcing lawmakers to divert millions from other uses. We were right.Jonathan Small | September 30, 2024
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Education
Sports group tries to block student transfers in Oklahoma
Under a rule adopted (then suspended) by the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA), students who attend a summer sports camp are barred from playing any sports for a year if they move into a district that employs a coach who also worked those camps during the summer months.Ray Carter | September 25, 2024
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Education
Homeschool parents support ESAs, tax credits
A nationwide survey of homeschooling parents finds support for educational-choice policies.Brandon Dutcher | September 24, 2024
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Culture & the Family
Oklahoma judges: Men can be women
In numerous cases, Oklahoma judges have declared that men are women (and vice versa) and ordered that state documents, such as birth certificates, be altered.Ray Carter | September 23, 2024
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Economy
Oklahoma needs to cut red tape
Oklahoma has 142,313 regulations on the books. In comparison, the nation’s least-regulated state (Idaho) has just 31,497 regulations in place.Jonathan Small | September 23, 2024