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Gov. Kevin Stitt’s decision to veto legislation reauthorizing the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (OETA), the state’s Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) entity, has drawn national attention and prompted much pearl-clutching from his critics.
Read moreTax cuts do not cause infl ation. The claim that they do, made by the Oklahoma Policy Institute (OPI) in a recent article, was put on my radar because it was retweeted by state Senator Julia Kirt (D-Oklahoma City). The article stated, “[i] f anything, pouring more money into the economy in the form of across-the-board and untargeted tax cuts would likely make inflation worse.” This claim lacks sound economic reasoning and is inconsistent with the rest of OPI’s tax and budget proposals.
Read moreOklahoma Council of Public Affairs President Jonathan Small recommends state-tribal compacts that are set to soon expire be renegotiated to maximize state benefit and transparency.
Read moreGov. Kevin Stitt has signed Senate Bill 613 into law, banning irreversible gender transition surgeries, puberty blockers, and cross-hormone therapies for children under the age of 18.
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Read moreThe past five weeks has seen a flurry of media activity, clearly coordinated, against the right-of-center U.S. Supreme Court.
Read more“If you buy a car,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre explained the other day, “you are expected to pay the monthly payment. ... It’s that simple.”
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