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Education, Law & Principles
Oklahoma school virtual days harming parents’ jobs
Ray Carter | February 1, 2024
Oklahoma school virtual days harming parents’ jobs
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![]() Education, Law & Principles Oklahoma school virtual days harming parents’ jobs
Some Oklahoma public schools’ excessive use of virtual days for non-emergency situations is threatening the incomes of working parents or requiring them to use up most of their vacation time, according to state Sen. Kristen Thompson.
Ray Carter | February 1, 2024 Oklahoma school virtual days harming parents’ jobs Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. ![]() Education, Law & Principles Oklahoma groups want school board elections on Election Day
Voter turnout for local school board elections is notoriously low. Several Oklahoma groups are working to boost voter turnout by moving those elections to Election Day.
Brandon Dutcher | February 1, 2024 Oklahoma groups want school board elections on Election Day Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. ![]() Law & Principles Special sessions routine for Oklahoma Legislature
Members of the Oklahoma Senate have routinely convened in special session in recent years—regardless of the extra expense to taxpayers—to consider things like increasing taxes and spending money on corporate welfare programs.
Ray Carter | February 1, 2024 Special sessions routine for Oklahoma Legislature Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. ![]() Budget & Tax OCPA praises House passage of tax cut
OCPA President Jonathan Small today praised members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives for voting to cut Oklahoma’s top personal income tax rate to 4.5 percent.
Staff | January 31, 2024 OCPA praises House passage of tax cut Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. ![]() Budget & Tax Oklahoma House passes tax cut; ball now in Senate’s court
Members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives have voted overwhelmingly to reduce Oklahoma’s top personal income tax rate to 4.5 percent, immediately, and have sent the measure to the Oklahoma Senate.
Ray Carter | January 31, 2024 Oklahoma House passes tax cut; ball now in Senate’s court Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. ![]() Judicial Reform First principles dictate robust judicial reform in Oklahoma
You can’t remove politics from judicial selection. But why allow the politics to be dominated by progressive trial lawyers rather than by the people’s elected officials?
Ryan Haynie | January 30, 2024 First principles dictate robust judicial reform in Oklahoma Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. |
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