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The first month of the legislative session has been eventful with committee work, passing a grocery tax cut and working on the state budget.
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Oklahoma legislators are considering a proactive ban against ranked-choice voting. It’s a smart move that would reassure state voters that they won’t face an RCV election debacle like the one experienced by some California voters.
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When I was young I loved going to the Saturday afternoon movies with my sister.
Read moreWhile Biden pushes Ukraine to fi ght, he demands Israel surrender
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VIEW from behind the plow
Read moreOpponents of deference to parents often believe parents cannot be trusted to raise their own children.
Read moreLegislation to move Oklahoma school-board elections to a November ballot has received strong support from a state House committee.
Read moreOCPA President Jonathan Small issued the following statement following passage by the House Rules Committee of HB 2949, which would provide income tax relief for working Oklahomans: “This bill provides families and small businesses with immediate relief from the Biden administration’s inflationary policies while putting Oklahoma on a sustainable path to completely eliminating Oklahoma’s penalty on work, the state income tax,” Small said. “Taxpayers have helped the state government grow to record levels for years, and the state government currently has a $543 million surplus, leaving plenty of room to pass income tax relief without putting the state in a difficult situation. Now is the time to give families and small businesses some of their hard-earned money back rather than continue to grow state government.”
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