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In November of 2014, the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs released its 2015 Freedom Agenda. This document details the most significant public policy prescriptions we believe are vital to make lives better for Oklahomans.

In November of 2014, the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs released its 2015 Freedom Agenda. This document details the most significant public policy prescriptions we believe are vital to make lives better for Oklahomans.

There remain fears about hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling (techniques used to reach shale oil and gas). However, the four primary myths used by fracking opponents to create paranoia and fear can be easily debunked.

So, kudos to policymakers for choosing to avoid the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion, in any form. Oklahoma lawmakers should be commended for evaluating Medicaid reform possibilities and protecting taxpayers and funding for core government services, as well as a safety net for the truly needy.

Oklahoma prides itself as a place where people are free to do business. We should know better than to increase regulations in the name of “fairness” and a false kind of “competition”.