 Higher Education Pattern of anti-Christian bias? OU hit with new complaint
A new discrimination complaint at the University of Oklahoma is reigniting long-running concerns about hostility toward Christian or conservative viewpoints on campus.
Ray Carter | November 25, 2025 Pattern of anti-Christian bias? OU hit with new complaint Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.  Economy Inflation-indexed minimum wages: Washington’s cautionary tale
Over the past 25 years, Washington state raised its minimum wage by 150 percent and, in 2021, locked in automatic annual hikes—just like those proposed under Oklahoma’s State Question 832. The results have been predictable.
Curtis Shelton | November 24, 2025 Inflation-indexed minimum wages: Washington’s cautionary tale Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.  Education Experts: Oklahoma can restore reading gains without massive new spending
Without massive spending increases, Mississippi soared into the nation’s top 10 in reading. Oklahoma, meanwhile, watched its reading scores collapse even as school revenue climbed to record highs.
Ray Carter | November 24, 2025 Experts: Oklahoma can restore reading gains without massive new spending Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.  Economy Market wages are already rising; SQ 832 would cause real harm
Although Oklahoma’s statutory minimum wage has been $7.25 since 2009, the true starting wage in the real labor market is already higher. After all, employers must pay what attracts workers—not what a law dictates. State Question 832 would force wages to skyrocket far beyond what local businesses can sustain.
Jonathan Small | November 24, 2025 Market wages are already rising; SQ 832 would cause real harm Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.  Law & Principles A flawed election system, or flawed ideas?
SQ 836 isn’t real reform—it’s a scheme that would limit voter choice, favor liberal outcomes, and let activists rig the system when their ideas can’t win.
Michael Wright | November 20, 2025 A flawed election system, or flawed ideas? Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.  Education Charter schools outperform OKCPS despite similar poverty levels
Newly released state test results show that Oklahoma City–area charter schools are outperforming the traditional Oklahoma City Public Schools district by a wide margin, with charter students testing proficient at more than twice the rate of their district peers.
Ray Carter | November 20, 2025 Charter schools outperform OKCPS despite similar poverty levels Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.  Law & Principles Top-two primary proposal draws criticism—from California’s own elections chief
State Question 836 would replace Oklahoma’s party primaries with a California-style “top two” system. But even California’s own secretary of state says this flawed system disenfranchises smaller parties and limits voter choice.
Ray Carter | November 19, 2025 Top-two primary proposal draws criticism—from California’s own elections chief Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.  Law & Principles America at 250: Lincoln’s words still define us
Abraham Lincoln articulated America’s founding creed with unmatched clarity 162 years ago at Gettysburg.
Trent England | November 19, 2025 America at 250: Lincoln’s words still define us Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.  Education GOP voters back expanding Oklahoma’s school-choice tax credit, poll shows
A new poll shows Oklahoma Republican voters overwhelmingly support the Parental Choice Tax Credit program—and want lawmakers to eliminate the current $250 million cap that risks shutting out families as demand spikes.
Ray Carter | November 18, 2025 GOP voters back expanding Oklahoma’s school-choice tax credit, poll shows Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.  Education A $250,000 state superintendent? Oklahoma’s pay-raise panel triggers scrutiny
Oklahoma’s Statewide Official Compensation Commission has drawn criticism after voting to double the state superintendent’s salary to $250,000—making the position the highest-paid statewide elected office in Oklahoma and among the highest-paid education chiefs in the country.
Ray Carter | November 17, 2025 A $250,000 state superintendent? Oklahoma’s pay-raise panel triggers scrutiny Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. |
   
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