Washington analyst: Oklahoma wisely moves away from tax cuts
For more than 20 years, rather than fully support schools and services to strengthen their communities, Oklahoma lawmakers passed tax cuts for businesses and...
Charter expansion: Will harm outweigh the good?
Regarding an effort by the Trump administration to expand charter schools, The Oklahoman’s Ben Felder reports, “A total of $16.5 million will be funneled...
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Oklahoma Taxpayers Unite!: The log in Dr. No’s eye
With a flourish, the retired Sen. Tom Coburn aka Dr. No reappeared on the state’s public stage in late March to express his outrage...
Trauma and terror: How you can help teen runaways
The sun was out, and I was getting my steps in by doing a couple of laps around our office building. Usually, I don’t...
Editorial: Election-year fears boost red meat policy bills
With the Legislature adjourning May 3 ahead of schedule, more than three-dozen incumbent Republicans have about seven weeks to work their districts and try...
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Four takeaways from the GOP gubernatorial debate
(Editor’s note: This story was authored by Trevor Brown of Oklahoma Watch and appears here in accordance with the non-profit journalism organization’s republishing terms.)
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Alcohol modernization, permitless carry & SB 1140 pass
(Update: This story was updated at 7:22 p.m. Thursday, May 3, to note the Senate's adjournment sine die effective immediately. It was updated again...
Cool it: Ethics Commission, Legislature clash over rules
(Update: Both the House and Senate passed HJR 1029 on Wednesday, May 2, 2018.)
For 40 members of the Oklahoma Legislature who are preparing to close out...
Teacher: Veto referendum ‘feels like an attack on public education’
Leaders of the group Oklahoma Taxpayers Unite attempted to file the necessary paperwork at 1 p.m. today for a veto referendum that, if successful, would repeal...
Letter: All special interests should pay fair share of taxes
To the editors:
There is a reason that as many as 50,000 Oklahoma public school teachers left their classrooms each day to go to the...
