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Education
Oklahoma Attorney General defends tax-credit scholarship programs
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter has filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court to defend the participation of private religious schools in state tax-credit scholarship programs, arguing that a Montana Supreme Court decision striking down such programs unconstitutionally violated citizens’ First Amendment rights.Ray Carter | September 24, 2019
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Law enforcement officials warn court case could divide state
A recent court ruling declared that many tribal reservations were never abolished in Oklahoma and that the federal government—not the state—is the only entity with authority to prosecute certain crimes in those areas. But officials with the Oklahoma Sheriffs’ Association and Oklahoma District Attorneys Association say the history of Oklahoma’s creation—including the active participation of tribal leaders in that process—shows that is not the case.Ray Carter | September 18, 2019
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Education
HB 1017 reforms included school-choice funding
The passage of House Bill 1017 in 1990 has long been hailed as a major step forward for Oklahoma education. One often overlooked component of that reform measure is that the law allowed the use of taxpayer funding to cover private-school costs for certain students, lawmakers were reminded Tuesday.Ray Carter | September 10, 2019
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Judicial Reform
Conflict-of-interest concerns arise in judicial nomination
A member of the Judicial Nominating Commission was a financial contributor to the political campaign of a judge who applied with the JNC to fill a vacant Oklahoma Supreme Court seat, records show.Ray Carter | August 2, 2019
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Judicial Reform
Oklahoma added to ‘judicial hellhole’ top-10 list
The American Tort Reform Foundation (ATRF) has announced it now ranks Oklahoma among the nation’s 10 worst “judicial hellholes,” a jarring reversal after several years of progress.Ray Carter | July 29, 2019
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Health Care
Mapping out Medicaid
Kaitlyn Finley | July 29, 2019
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Law & Principles
Ruling means one less hoop in redistricting process
In an opinion issued Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that partisanship cannot be a factor weighed by judges in redistricting challenges.Ray Carter | June 27, 2019
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Good Government
U.S. Supreme Court’s liquor license ruling will impact Oklahoma
In a decision that will have repercussions in Oklahoma, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Tennessee law on Wednesday that imposed residency requirements for retail liquor licenses.Ray Carter | June 26, 2019
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Health Care, Law & Principles
Court rejects Medicaid petition challenge
Making an apparent about-face from a similar ruling issued just a year ago, the Oklahoma Supreme Court found Tuesday that a Medicaid-expansion petition could proceed, even though its gist contained material several justices conceded was misleading to voters.Ray Carter | June 18, 2019
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Budget & Tax
Film subsidy debate focuses on finances … and abortion
Though some suggest that film projects may land in Oklahoma as a result of recent pro-life legislation in Georgia, a national expert and some Oklahoma lawmakers are skeptical.Ray Carter | June 13, 2019
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Higher Education
OCPA still waiting for OU open records
Is the University of Oklahoma a campus rife with racism, hostility to other minority groups, and rampant threats, intimidation, and discrimination? Hopefully not, but there’s no way to tell for certain because the university has failed to respond to requests for details about complaints filed with the school’s bias hotline.Mike Brake | May 29, 2019
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Legislative session comes to an end
The Oklahoma Legislature effectively ended this year’s session on Thursday when lawmakers passed a resolution allowing both chambers to stand adjourned for more than three days and declaring sine die adjournment will occur by 5 p.m. on May 31.Ray Carter | May 24, 2019
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Criminal Justice
A Primer: Oklahoma’s criminal justice system
Oklahoma’s incarceration rate has risen to number one in the nation. This overuse of incarceration has significant financial and social costs. Oklahoma lawmakers are considering reforms aimed at reducing incarceration rates.Kaitlyn Finley | May 16, 2019
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Law & Principles
Tulsa attorney files landmark suit against Oklahoma Bar Association
A Tulsa attorney has filed a lawsuit against the Oklahoma Bar Association in an effort to break the OBA’s monopoly on licensing and collecting dues from members of the legal profession.Mike Brake | May 16, 2019
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Health Care
OCPA files legal challenge to Medicaid-expansion petition
The Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, a free-market think tank, has filed a legal challenge to an initiative petition that would expand the state’s Medicaid welfare program, saying the proposal is unconstitutional and the petition gist is so misleading it violates state law.Staff | May 10, 2019
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Education
OEA’s liberal stances escape many lawmakers’ notice
The divide between the stances many Republican lawmakers claim to champion and the positions embraced by the OEA/NEA is stark.Ray Carter | May 3, 2019
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Law & Principles
State leaders consider response to court’s ruling on lawsuit reform
This week the Oklahoma Supreme Court struck down a lawsuit-reform law that capped noneconomic (“pain and suffering”) damages at $350,000, declaring it a “special law” that unconstitutionally treated similarly situated plaintiffs differently. State political, business, and medical leaders all say there will be an effort to reinstitute the cap, which has been declared vital to keeping doctors in Oklahoma and improving the state’s attractiveness to entrepreneurs.Ray Carter | April 26, 2019
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Judicial Reform
Gov. Stitt signs judicial reform bill
Gov. Kevin Stitt signed legislation Thursday that modernizes the district lines used to select Oklahoma Supreme Court nominees so district populations are roughly equal.Ray Carter | April 26, 2019
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma Supreme Court strikes down cap on noneconomic damages
In a split decision issued Tuesday, the Oklahoma Supreme Court declared a cap on noneconomic “pain and suffering” damage awards is an unconstitutional special law. The ruling, which strikes down a key reform long sought by business leaders and doctors, drew a sharp response from Senate leadership.Ray Carter | April 23, 2019
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Judicial Reform
Judicial redistricting headed to governor
Oklahoma lawmakers have sent a bill to Gov. Kevin Stitt's desk that would redraw judicial district lines.Ray Carter | April 17, 2019