National poll shows vote-by-mail concern

Even as activists in Oklahoma seek to remove a longstanding election-security safeguard for absentee voting, a new national poll shows many voters are concerned that an increase in voting by mail could lead to increased election fraud.


The Just the News Daily Poll with Scott Rasmussen shows 62 percent of voters believe having everyone vote by mail is likely to increase voter fraud, while 29 percent disagree. The poll showed that 39 percent of respondents believe an increase in fraud is “very likely” compared to 15 percent who ...

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Free Market Friday: Lives and livelihoods require lawmakers focus on economy

To fully recover from COVID-19 shutdowns, policymakers must pursue job growth. Legislators should make permanent the waiver of regulations lifted to address COVID-19. The state functioned without those waivers and lives and livelihoods were saved.


To fully recover from COVID-19 shutdowns, policymakers must pursue job growth.

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from Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs Free Market Friday: Lives and livelihoods require lawmakers focus on economy

A day before broad business reopening, COVID-19 tracking stressed

With many businesses across Oklahoma poised to reopen in less than a day, Gov. Kevin Stitt said Thursday that the state’s COVID-19 infection rate continues to decline.


Currently, Stitt said just 5.67 percent of those tested for COVID-19 in Oklahoma test positive for the virus. That is lower than the rate announced earlier this week on April 28, when Stitt said 6.1 percent of tests were returning positive, and much lower than in early April when more than 10 percen...

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‘Journalism’ professors demand media censor Trump; show why public doesn’t trust journalists

Barely more than one in 10 Americans surveyed by the Gallup Poll have “a great deal of trust” in the news media, while 28 percent profess “a fair amount” of trust, for a total approval score of 41 percent.

That compares with President Donald Trump’s 50 percent approval rating, according to Gallup, as of April 28. 

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by Mark Tapscott

National poll shows vote-by-mail concern

Even as activists in Oklahoma seek to remove a longstanding election-security safeguard for absentee voting, a new national poll shows many voters are concerned that an increase in voting by mail could lead to increased election fraud.

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A day before broad business reopening, COVID-19 tracking stressed

With many businesses across Oklahoma poised to reopen in less than a day, albeit under safety restrictions, Gov. Kevin Stitt said Thursday that the state’s COVID-19 infection rate continues to decline. And officials announced they will be ramping up COVID-19 testing in the weeks ahead to keep the pandemic under control.

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Lankford keeps focus on China

Whether it’s China’s role in crucial supply chains, or online misinformation about the coronavirus, or institutes (including at OU) funded and overseen by the Chinese Communist Party, Sen. James Lankford has been increasingly vocal about the need to reassess U.S. ties with China.


It is well known COVID-19 originated in Wuhan, China. What’s less well known is that much online misinformation about the virus is also coming from China, according to U.S. Sen. James Lankford.

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