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Law & Principles
Big, beautiful reform: Keep illegal aliens off Oklahoma’s welfare rolls
Oklahoma’s political leaders must safeguard limited public resources by prohibiting illegal aliens from accessing Medicaid or food stamps. Here’s how.Staff | November 11, 2025
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Budget & Tax, Law & Principles
OCPA urges fraud review of state SNAP benefits
OCPA President Jonathan Small today called on state officials to conduct a thorough review of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Oklahoma, noting that public data suggests a significant amount of fraud may be present.Staff | November 4, 2025
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Good Government
For accountability, make state superintendent appointed
To bring greater accountability to the state school system and reduce dysfunction in state government, Oklahoma should make the position of state superintendent a gubernatorial appointee.Staff | October 2, 2025
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Good Government
Terry Thompson honored with OCPA’s inaugural Patriot Award
The Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA) has presented its first-ever Patriot Award to Terry Thompson of Tonkawa, recognizing his extraordinary work educating and mobilizing Oklahomans on key policy issues.Staff | September 12, 2025
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Culture & the Family
Charlie Kirk set an example for us all
We pray today for them and for all who knew Charlie and were inspired by him.Staff | September 11, 2025
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Education
OCPA condemns OSSAA defiance of open-transfer law
OCPA President Jonathan Small criticized the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) for arbitrarily banning four teenagers from playing basketball for Glencoe High School.Staff | August 18, 2025
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Higher Education
This semester on campus: ‘Sociology of Sexualities’
With the new school year upon us, we’re introducing a new blog series: “This Semester on Campus.” Each post takes a brief look at an actual college course offered in Oklahoma—complete with course description, reading list, and instructor bio and salary. Read the first post here.Staff | August 11, 2025
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Energy
Liberty Gala 2025 with energy visionary Alex Epstein
Please join the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA) on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at the DoubleTree at Warren Place in Tulsa for this year’s Liberty Gala.Staff | August 5, 2025
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Health Care
OCPA praises Medicaid work requirements
OCPA President Jonathan Small praised Oklahoma’s congressional delegation for supporting a provision of the newly enacted “Big Beautiful Bill” that imposes work requirements on able-bodied adults who receive Medicaid welfare support.Staff | July 7, 2025
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Education, Higher Education
OCPA urges regents to end discredited training for teachers
OCPA President Jonathan Small called on Oklahoma’s college regents to end the use or promotion of teacher-training programs that rely on the discredited “three-cueing” method, which teaches children to guess words based on associated pictures rather than sound them out phonetically.Staff | June 19, 2025
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