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• Economy

  McGirt called threat to state’s economic future

  Ryan Leonard, special counsel for Native American affairs for Gov. Kevin Stitt, said the jurisdictional chaos created by the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma represents a huge threat to long-term economic growth in the state.

  Ray Carter  |  August 16, 2021

• Higher Education

  ‘OU Report It!’ hotline seeks anonymous reports of ‘suspected wrongdoing’

  A recent email from the University of Oklahoma instructed faculty, staff, and students how to inform on one another.

  Mike Brake  |  August 16, 2021

• Law & Principles

  Court rules McGirt not retroactive

  In a reversal of prior rulings, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has concluded that the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma is not retroactive.

  Ray Carter  |  August 12, 2021

• Law & Principles

  State asks high court to overturn McGirt decision

  The State of Oklahoma has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to narrow or overturn its recent decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma.

  Ray Carter  |  August 9, 2021

• Criminal Justice

  Tribes go AWOL on McGirt response

  Tribal-government officials went AWOL at a recent Tulsa forum when given the opportunity to publicly discuss how they will preserve public safety on reservation land.

  Jonathan Small  |  August 3, 2021

• Law & Principles

  Attorney General O’Connor keeps pro-life promise

  Newly appointed Attorney General John O’Connor is already fulfilling one major promise by filing a brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade.

  Ray Carter  |  July 30, 2021

• Good Government

  Stitt argues for state regulatory authority over abortion

  Gov. Kevin Stitt has joined 11 other governors to file an amicus brief that argues the U.S. Supreme Court should overturn prior rulings and leave regulation of abortion up to state governments.

  Ray Carter  |  July 29, 2021

• Good Government

  Stitt appoints new state attorney general

  Gov. Kevin Stitt has appointed a former Trump judicial nominee, longtime Tulsa attorney John O’Connor, to serve as the attorney general of Oklahoma.

  Ray Carter  |  July 23, 2021

• Energy

  Stitt challenges Biden administration on mineral regulation

  Gov. Kevin Stitt has sued the federal government to challenge the Biden administration’s efforts to strip Oklahoma of its jurisdiction to regulate surface coal mining.

  Ray Carter  |  July 19, 2021

• Culture & the Family

  Activists disrupt victims’ forum

  A group of activists, apparently associated with tribal causes, disrupted a July 13 forum for victims of crime held in Tulsa.

  Ray Carter  |  July 14, 2021

• Culture & the Family

  Attorney General Hunter to resign from office

  Attorney General Mike Hunter has announced he will be stepping down as Oklahoma’s attorney general effective June 1, citing personal matters.

  Ray Carter  |  May 26, 2021

• Law & Principles

  Millions in McGirt legal costs expected

  The fallout from a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that declared a tribal reservation was never disestablished in Oklahoma has now led lawmakers to create a new fund to cover millions of dollars in anticipated state legal expenses.

  Ray Carter  |  May 19, 2021

• Budget & Tax

  Does Oklahoma’s film tax credit violate the state constitution?

  SB 608 may violate parts of the Oklahoma state constitution.

  Ryan Haynie  |  May 7, 2021

• Education, Culture & the Family

  Oklahoma House votes to protect religious schools

  Legislation that would prevent private religious schools from having to abandon their religious tenets if they participate in a state program for children with special needs has won passage in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

  Ray Carter  |  April 19, 2021

• Law & Principles, Economy, Energy

  Attorney General tells agencies to ignore federal demand

  Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter has told state agencies they should not comply with a Biden administration demand that they cede regulatory authority over mining in eastern Oklahoma to federal authorities.

  Ray Carter  |  April 16, 2021

• Law & Principles, Economy

  McGirt ruling now negatively impacting tribes

  Now, even the tribal governments who hailed the ruling on McGirt are being directly impacted in a negative way.

  Ray Carter  |  April 12, 2021

• Economy

  Regulatory reform will foster innovation and growth

  As Oklahoma’s political leaders search for ways to fire up economic growth, they must turn their attention to Oklahoma's dysfunctional regulatory system.

  Andrew C. Spiropoulos  |  April 12, 2021

• Education

  Teacher union dues-authorization measure advances

  Legislation requiring schools to obtain annual reauthorization from employees before withholding union dues from their paychecks has passed out of committee.

  Ray Carter  |  April 8, 2021

• Economy, Energy

  Mining, conservation in eastern Oklahoma now under federal control

  Due to the U.S. Supreme Court’s McGirt ruling, control and oversight of mining and various environmental regulations in eastern Oklahoma are now the domain of the federal government.

  Ray Carter  |  April 7, 2021

• Education, Culture & the Family

  Betsy DeVos to receive OCPA’s Citizenship Award

  Former U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will be the recipient of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affair’s 2021 Citizenship Award.

  Staff  |  March 30, 2021