 Law & Principles Tulsa mayor vows to stop prosecuting crimes committed by Indians
Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols has signed an agreement with the Muscogee (Creek) Nation that prohibits city police and courts from prosecuting any alleged criminal who is a member of one of over 500 federally recognized tribes.
Ray Carter | June 25, 2025 Tulsa mayor vows to stop prosecuting crimes committed by Indians Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.  Health Care Medicaid fraud issues arising nationwide
Reviews of Medicaid spending across the nation indicate billions of dollars are being wasted on individuals who do not qualify for the welfare program, echoing similar findings in Oklahoma during a 2020 review.
Ray Carter | June 27, 2025 Medicaid fraud issues arising nationwide Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.  Culture & the Family Oklahoma’s 2025 economic reforms strengthen families, reward work, expand freedom
In 2025, Oklahoma policymakers enacted a series of economic reforms that are also social-policy reforms. Strong families, meaningful work, and limited government all rise and fall together.
Matt Oberdick | June 27, 2025 Oklahoma’s 2025 economic reforms strengthen families, reward work, expand freedom Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.  Education A discredited reading-instruction method is (still) failing our kids
It’s time to hold professors and teachers accountable for continuing to use a discredited method.
Byron Schlomach, Ph.D. | June 25, 2025 A discredited reading-instruction method is (still) failing our kids Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.  Education If a child can’t read, the system has failed
It’s time for all state-funded universities to follow the lead of our legislators and the OSDE by fully abandoning debunked literacy programs and committing exclusively to phonics-based literacy reform.
Matt Oberdick | June 26, 2025 If a child can’t read, the system has failed Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. |
   
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