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Law & Principles
What Oklahoma voters should know about SQ 844 and SQ 846
Oklahoma voters will decide two constitutional amendments on Aug. 25. State Question 844 would give lawmakers greater flexibility in how they reimburse local governments for property-tax exemptions granted to qualifying manufacturers, while State Question 846 would place Oklahoma's existing voter ID requirement into the state Constitution.Staff | July 28, 2026
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Culture & the Family
Liberty Gala 2026 with Fox News contributor Joe Concha
Please join the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA) on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at the DoubleTree at Warren Place in Tulsa for this year's Liberty Gala.Staff | June 26, 2026
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Education
OCPA Praises New Reading Law
Oklahoma’s new reading law puts the state on a path to much-improved literacy rates and therefore greater future prosperity.Staff | April 22, 2026
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Budget & Tax, Health Care
OCPA: Time to send Medicaid expansion to voters
With the cost of Medicaid expansion exploding, lawmakers should send two state questions to voters that would allow for financial adjustment when needed.Staff | April 8, 2026
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Budget & Tax
OCPA: Voters should get a chance to reset TSET
After a quarter-century and billions of dollars with virtually no elected accountability, the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), and the special interests that created it and agitate for it, have not produced any meaningful impact on smoking or health outcomes in Oklahoma.Staff | April 7, 2026
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Education
OCPA: Say no to watering down educational excellence
OCPA President Jonathan Small urged lawmakers to oppose Senate Bill 1391, which is scheduled for a vote in the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee. The bill effectively forces private schools to adopt a public-school curriculum by mandating that private schools administer state tests based on the public-school curriculum.Staff | February 23, 2026
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Law & Principles
OCPA urges opposition to income-tax bill
OCPA President Jonathan Small urged lawmakers to oppose Senate Bill 1302, by state Sen. Julia Kirt, D-Oklahoma City. The bill would repeal the state law that has placed Oklahoma’s income tax on the path to repeal by requiring that a portion of strong future revenue growth be partially returned to taxpayers through strategic reductions in the income-tax rate.Staff | February 16, 2026
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Law & Principles
2026 OCPA Legislative Scorecard: Watch List
Here is a list of bills that are eligible to be included on the OCPA Legislative Scorecard for the 2026 legislative session.Staff | January 30, 2026
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Law & Principles
OCPA statement on SQ 836 signature submission
OCPA President Jonathan Small issued a statement regarding news that proponents of State Question 836 have submitted signatures to place the measure on Oklahoma's statewide ballot.Staff | January 26, 2026
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Law & Principles
State lawmakers urge Oklahomans: Be wary of signing SQ 836 petition
Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tempore Lonnie Paxton and Oklahoma House Speaker Kyle Hilbert, along with 112 of their fellow members of the Oklahoma Legislature, issued an open letter to the people of Oklahoma, urging them to be wary of signing the initiative petition to place State Question 836 on the statewide ballot.Staff | January 22, 2026
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