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Education choice for Oklahoma's future
House Speaker John Boehner marked “National School Choice Week” by inviting families from the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship program to th...
Oklahoma Attorney General challenges federal healthcare overhaul
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt filed a legal challenge Friday against federal health care overhaul legislation...
Counterpoint: A matter of perspective
According to our friends at the Oklahoma Policy Institute, Oklahoma “will face prolonged constraints on the state budget.” They say ...
Fallin to consider budget cuts, agency changes
All options — including agency cuts and savings through reducing duplication and increasing efficiencies — will be considered when deali...
Board to certify revenue growth, scheduled income tax rate cut
A scheduled reduction in state income tax rates now seems likely, as tax receipts have boosted state government’s General Revenue income...
Brownback announces nominations for several cabinet positions
TOPEKA – Governor-elect U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback gave the first glimpse of what his administration will look like Tuesday.
Kan. gov.-elect names 5 to Cabinet
TOPEKA, Kan. -- Kansas Republican Gov.-elect Sam Brownback named two legislators to his Cabinet on Tuesday and chose a consultant for th...
Oklahoma House panel looks at loophole for teachers
Legislation is needed to stop retired teachers or teachers who take a leave of absence to work for a union or association from continuin...
OCPA finds teacher retirement fund issues
Local leaders are urging for change over, what they say, are retirement benefits being given to the wrong people. The Oklahoma Council o...
Oklahoma lawmakers study retirement loophole
An Oklahoma lawmaker on Tuesday said she planned to file legislation to close a loophole in the state's teacher retirement system, which...
The coming explosion of Oklahoma’s pension bomb
There are significant problems in Oklahoma’s two largest pension systems. Some of the problems in the Oklahoma Teachers Retirement Sy...
Oklahoma's teachers retirement system woefully underfunded
The retirement fund for Oklahoma public school teachers is one of the most underfunded plans of its type in the nation even though it re...
Teacher pension fund in danger despite gains
The retirement fund for Oklahoma public school teachers is one of the most underfunded plans of its type in the country, even though it ...
Survey: Teachers retirement system underfunded
The retirement fund for Oklahoma public school teachers is one of the most underfunded plans of its type in the nation even though it re...
Legislation helps special needs students in Oklahoma
GUTHRIE — At the end of the Oklahoma legislative session in May, Oklahoma took a giant step in improving the educational opportunities o...
Personal income statistics reveal discouraging trend
"WHAT if they gave a war and nobody came?” is a familiar, if insipid, bumper sticker slogan. We propose another slogan befitting our tim...
Experts warn of future budget shortfalls at State Chamber of Oklaho...
Oklahoma’s fiscal shape could worsen next year when short-term budget enhancements disappear, experts told Oklahoma’s business community...
Scholar: Reclaiming legacy will require change in U.S.
The founders’ legacy of freedom will be reclaimed when Americans become like those who believed the Constitution was worth any sacrific...
Better schools through better accounting
Getting real value for money is always a laudable goal, but even more so in today's tough economic environment. This is especially criti...
Scholar: Lincoln knew he would be assassinated
EDMOND — EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third in a five-part series coinciding with “Legacy of Freedom,” a lecture series hosted by Oklahoma...
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State could save thousands at Departm...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 -
Constitutional seminar for Oklahoma t...
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Time for spending oversight
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Regarding Henry
Monday, May 14, 2012
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Why school boards often don’t represent their c...
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Oklahoma’s Improved Economic Performance Sugges...
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Does Oklahoma need more college graduates?
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Leading the nation?
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