Report highlights partisanship of Oklahoma professors

According to popular stereotype, college professors are overwhelmingly liberal Democrats. New research shows that cliché is grounded in reality, including at several major Oklahoma universities.

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by Ray Carter

Aerospace tax-credit debacle points up need for reform

Recent problems with Oklahoma’s engineering tax credit highlight the problems with tax incentives generally. Policymakers should reduce taxes for all Oklahomans, not just a few.

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by Curtis Shelton

Is Saint Francis shortchanging Muskogee?

Muskogee officials claim Saint Francis has failed to pay necessary in-kind payments to the city, hurting public school funding. 

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by Kaitlyn Finley

Fallin administration, Legislature may have violated tribal compacts

A recent lawsuit filed by three tribal governments raises a major question: Did a law passed by the Legislature and signed by former Gov. Mary Fallin in 2017 violate state-tribal gaming compacts, opening the door for tribes to now seek damages?

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by Ray Carter

Indiana’s ‘conservative’ Medicaid expansion proves costly, ineffective

Many Oklahoma Republicans say suggest Indiana's expansion of Medicaid, enacted when Vice President Mike Pence was governor of that state, provides a “conservative” alternative to traditional Medicaid expansion. But Indiana’s expansion has been expensive and failed to rein in health costs, end hospital closures, or improve health outcomes.

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by Ray Carter

Second Oklahoma agency touts education program associated with left-wing activism

For the second time in as many months, an Oklahoma state agency has touted a program that has been criticized for encouraging high school students to engage in political activism on behalf of generally left-wing causes. 

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by Ray Carter

State superintendent refuses to discuss LGBT newsletter at public forum

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister is refusing to meet in public with a state lawmaker and citizens concerned about an August Oklahoma State Department of Education newsletter that focused on “best practices” to create a “safe and valued climate for LGBT students.”

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by Ray Carter

Tax-credit scholarships help kids find the right fit

What is the Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship program, and why does it matter? Several families who have received scholarships from the program share their life-changing experiences.  

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by Staci Elder Hensley

Shortage of applicants, not teachers, plagues Oklahoma schools

When lawmakers passed historic tax increases in part for teacher pay raises in 2018, it was argued that schools’ reliance on emergency-certified teachers demonstrated the need for those actions.

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by Ray Carter