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Jonathan Small
President
Jonathan Small, C.P.A., serves as President and joined the staff in December of 2010. Previously, Jonathan served as a budget analyst for the Oklahoma Office of State Finance, as a fiscal policy analyst and research analyst for the Oklahoma House of Representatives, and as director of government affairs for the Oklahoma Insurance Department. Small’s work includes co-authoring “Economics 101” with Dr. Arthur Laffer and Dr. Wayne Winegarden, and his policy expertise has been referenced by The Oklahoman, the Tulsa World, National Review, the L.A. Times, The Hill, the Wall Street Journal and the Huffington Post. His weekly column “Free Market Friday” is published by the Journal Record and syndicated in 27 markets. A recipient of the American Legislative Exchange Council’s prestigious Private Sector Member of the Year award, Small is nationally recognized for his work to promote free markets, limited government and innovative public policy reforms. Jonathan holds a B.A. in Accounting from the University of Central Oklahoma and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Recent Articles
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Budget & Tax
Oklahoma income-tax repeal must be a priority
Having passed an income-tax repeal plan in 2024, there’s no reason House lawmakers cannot do the same thing again in 2025, especially since it now appears Senate Republicans are on board.Jonathan Small | December 16, 2024
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Law & Principles
Don’t California our Oklahoma elections
If this system had been in place in November 2018, the general election for Oklahoma governor would have been between Democratic candidate Drew Edmondson and Democratic candidate Connie Johnson.Jonathan Small | December 2, 2024
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Law & Principles
Proposals could cut red tape in Oklahoma
Oklahomans face more state regulations than citizens in most other states. Lawmakers are preparing to tackle this problem in 2025.Jonathan Small | November 27, 2024
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Judicial Reform
Oklahoma’s judicial-retention elections are no longer a farce
Oklahomans sent a message when they voted to oust a sitting member of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Some liberals are upset that the system is finally working as designed.Jonathan Small | November 11, 2024
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Budget & Tax, Energy
ESG study highlights danger for Oklahoma taxpayers
Oklahoma’s anti-ESG law is based on sound financial principles that maximize taxpayer benefits and deter attacks on our energy sector. Pension officials should stop fighting this sensible law and instead embrace it.Jonathan Small | November 4, 2024
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Judicial Reform, Economy
Oklahoma Supreme Court activism hits oil industry
Thanks to the Oklahoma Supreme Court, an untold number of contracts have been nullified and countless state businesses left with daunting potential legal liability.Jonathan Small | November 1, 2024
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Higher Education
OU, OSU not immune to campus radicalism
Why won’t high-level officials at OU and OSU condemn anti-Semitism and its offshoots?Jonathan Small | October 18, 2024
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Education
OSSAA rule harms student-athletes
If this nonsense is the best OSSAA has to offer Oklahomans, it may be time for state officials to allow another group to take its place.Jonathan Small | October 10, 2024
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Judicial Reform
Researchers find Oklahoma Supreme Court is liberal
For nearly 50 years, justices on the Oklahoma Supreme Court have been more liberal than even judges in states like California.Jonathan Small | October 7, 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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