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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Budget & Tax
McGirt fallout could hit public schools
A tax protest brought by theOneta Power company in Broken Arrow is once again bringing the Supreme Court ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma to the forefront.Curtis Shelton | March 24, 2021
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Education
Prioritizing free speech for teachers
How important is the right of free speech to you? To some, but fortunately not all, lawmakers, it’s not even worth a piece of paper and an email.Jonathan Small | March 19, 2021
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Law & Principles
OCPA 2021 legislative scorecard: Watch list update (March 8, 2021)
This is an updated watch list of bills that are eligible to be included on OCPA’s scorecard for Oklahoma’s 2021 legislative session.Staff | March 8, 2021
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Education
Measure to protect teachers’ free-speech rights advances
Oklahoma schools would be required to get explicit authorization from teachers every year before withholding union dues under legislation that has passed the Oklahoma Senate.Ray Carter | March 5, 2021
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Higher Education
Legislation could safeguard ‘reproductive justice,’ OU panelists say
Participants in a University of Oklahoma event are considering efforts to codify abortion access through congressional legislation or even a constitutional amendment.Mike Brake | March 2, 2021
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Education
OSDE directs teachers to controversial organization
During the week of the 2020 presidential election, the Oklahoma State Department of Education encouraged teachers to use materials produced by an organization that critics say has actively worked to brand orthodox Christians and mainstream conservative organizations as “hate groups.”Ray Carter | February 4, 2021