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At the end of the last state budget year, which concluded on June 30, Oklahoma government had roughly $2.8 billion in savings—a figure that was virtually unimaginable at the start of Gov. Kevin Stitt’s first term in office.
Read moreOklahoma’s 2023 legislative session is just around the corner. The deadline for state lawmakers to request bill drafting is December 9, 2022, and the deadline for filing bills is January 19, 2023. Below are more than three dozen policy ideas worth considering, along with background information, model legislation, and the relevant OCPA contact person. [Taxation]
Read moreContra conventional wisdom; little evidence abortion hurt GOP
Read moreTexas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, on Tuesday declared an invasion at the southern border, invoking state powers to provide enhanced security and to return illegal migrants to Mexico.
Read moreStudent loan forgiveness: Meet the Rule of Law
Read moreThe latest results from the Nation’s Report Card are “appalling and unacceptable,” and Oklahoma’s are among the worst. Yet some pastors–those for whom the prophetic voice is a professional responsibility–aren’t interested in prophecy but in profits for their government friends. Worse yet, they fiercely oppose the only proven way to improve academic outcomes in public schools.
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