 Budget & Tax With surging state revenue, Stitt, McCall push for tax cuts
Oklahoma lawmakers are set to have an additional $457.9 million for the 2024 legislative session, with a total of around $11 billion in recurring revenue, leading Governor Kevin Stitt to say those conditions make a tax cut easily achievable in the 2024 legislative session.
Ray Carter | December 22, 2023 With surging state revenue, Stitt, McCall push for tax cuts Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.  Education Rural charter school to expand into Okmulgee
The State Board of Education has approved a request by The Academy of Seminole, a rural charter school, to open a new branch in Okmulgee after community leaders voiced support, citing parental dissatisfaction with the academic results produced by the community’s traditional public school.
Ray Carter | December 22, 2023 Rural charter school to expand into Okmulgee Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.  Education Walters calls for elimination of DEI in public schools
Following Gov. Kevin Stitt’s recent executive order that restricts “diversity, equity, and inclusion” programs and staff in state colleges and universities, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters said the Oklahoma State Department of Education is proposing new regulations that will impose similar restrictions on public K-12 schools.
Ray Carter | December 21, 2023 Walters calls for elimination of DEI in public schools Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.  Education Walters calls for elimination of DEI in public schools
Following Gov. Kevin Stitt’s recent executive order that restricts “diversity, equity, and inclusion” programs and staff in state colleges and universities, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters said the Oklahoma State Department of Education is proposing new regulations that will impose similar restrictions on public K-12 schools.
Ray Carter | December 21, 2023 Walters calls for elimination of DEI in public schools Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.  Economy Oklahoma remains top 10 in domestic migration
Liberals claim that conservative policies are driving people away from Oklahoma and making the state a national pariah. Census data say otherwise.
Ray Carter | December 21, 2023 Oklahoma remains top 10 in domestic migration Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. |
   
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