The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision striking the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for private businesses is a win for workers and business owners.
Free Market Friday: Vax mandate ruling a win for workers, businesses | The Journal Record Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.
It is no doubt that education is one of the most important issues facing Oklahomans. Every year, parents battle between the need to provide quality education for their children and the struggle to afford it.
Thanks to SB 1647 introduced by Senate Pro Tempore Greg Treat, Oklahoma legislators now have the greatest opportunity to end that battle through Oklahoma Empowerment Accounts. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) It is no doubt that education is one of the most important issues facing Oklahomans. Every year, parents battle between the need... Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. Right Thinking: Lawmakers must consider bills from multiple perspectives | The Journal Record1/22/2022
“Many voters are overly critical of their legislators,” OCPA scholar Andrew Spiropoulos reminds us. “Unless you work in the business, it’s hard to understand how difficult it is to govern.”
There are many issues in which both contending sides on a bill offer good arguments from the perspective of a legislator’s political principles and the hard knowledge necessary to determine policy consequences of either alternative. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Right Thinking: Lawmakers must consider bills from multiple perspectives | The Journal Record Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.
Larry Parman, chairman of the board of trustees for the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, issued the following statement today in response to Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat filing Senate Bill 1647, which creates Oklahoma Empowerment Accounts.
Under Treat’s OEA bill, parents can use taxpayer funds to choose any education option, including private schools, that best serve their child’s needs. Larry Parman, chairman of the board of trustees for the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, issued the following statement today in response to Senate (Feed generated with FetchRSS) OCPA applauds Oklahoma Empowerment Account legislation Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case brought by the State of Oklahoma that could lead to curtailment of the court’s prior decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma, which effectively held that most of eastern Oklahoma consists of Indian reservations.
U.S. Supreme Court to consider McGirt limits Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.
Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat has filed legislation that would provide school-choice opportunities to all Oklahoma families, allowing parents to use state funds to pay for their children to attend any school, including private schools.
Senate leader seeks school choice for all families Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.
Larry Parman, chairman of the board of trustees for the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, issued the following statement today in response to Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat filing Senate Bill 1647, which creates Oklahoma Empowerment Accounts.
OCPA applauds Oklahoma Empowerment Account legislation Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.
Gov. Kevin Stitt has issued a proclamation declaring Jan. 23–Jan. 29 to be Oklahoma School Choice Week.
Gov. Kevin Stitt has issued a proclamation declaring Jan. 23-Jan. 29 Oklahoma School Choice Week. His proclamation marks the 10th year that a governor of the... (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Governor Kevin Stitt Proclaims Oklahoma School Choice Week 2022 Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.
The Democratic governor of New Mexico, Michelle Lujan Grisham, unveiled an almost-identical plan a day after Stitt. While the provisions of the two plans were mostly the same, the response they received varied widely with little to explain the difference other than partisanship.
Democrat governor’s teacher plan mirrors Stitt’s, draws praise from education groups Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. |
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