A serious conversation about Oklahoma education
With a teachers’ strike now looming and a state Legislature that appears incapable of figuring out how to fund a teacher pay raise, perhaps...
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Better ACEs research, terms lead to better solutions
There is a consistent pattern in the conferences sponsored by the Potts Family Foundation, such as its Raising Resilient Oklahomans! summit March 7 in Edmond. First,...
Diving Deep on Medicaid: Podcast with Nico Gomez
When it comes to areas of public policy, health care might be the most complicated. Examining Oklahoma's health care system requires a deep dive...
Fleeing Oklahoma, teachers could ‘Fall-in’ the Red River
The Red River Bridge Corporation wanted to keep profiting from a toll bridge that carried U.S. 75 and U.S. 69. In 1931, the Texas...
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Letter: Details of federal bank bill ‘should be noted’
To the editors:
Guy Sims conveniently leaves out the details of S.2155 in his commentary titled Dodd-Frank reform: Oklahoma bankers applaud Senate from March 15....
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Dodd-Frank reform: Oklahoma bankers applaud Senate
Amid all the noise, bickering and partisanship in Washington, D.C., something simple – and yet remarkable – just took place in the U.S. Senate....
Second Amendment: Original parity no longer exists
Another school shooting. More dead people. A troubled perpetrator with a semi-automatic weapon. Immediate political blather. Public uproar. Muscle flexing by the National Rifle...
Bill for a 12.7 percent teacher raise stalls in Okla. Senate
An hour and a half after sundown, the Oklahoma State Senate took up a series of measures to pay for a 12.7 percent increase...
‘Incredibly innovative’ Wind Catcher project faces opposition
More than an hour into discussion of Public Service Company of Oklahoma's Wind Catcher project application today, Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett tried to summarize...
Seeking resolution: Tax plans emerge ahead of April 2 walkout
With about 19 days left before a potential school and state employee walkout, two funding plans for salary increases are emerging ahead of full...
