August 2004 Volume 11 Number 8

Sham 'Tort Reform' Not the Last Word

August 01, 2004

Dr. Eli Reshef says he's tired of smoke and mirrors. The so-called "tort reform" that passed in 2004 "basically accomplished nothing," he says. Despite Gov. Brad Henry's boast that the bill he signed, HB 2661, was the most sweeping lawsuit reform measure in state history, provisions in state law remain in place that allow suits to be filed 21 years after the alleged ... Read More >

Big Government Hampers Growth

August 01, 2004

[The following remarks were delivered June 24 at an OCPA policy seminar in Oklahoma City.] Thank you very much for inviting me here today to talk about Oklahoma's budget challenges. Before we do that, I'd like to offer a few thoughts for you to keep in mind when thinking about policy. First, Oklahoma must be competitive. Just as America must compete in a global ... Read More >

Councilman Says Lottery, Gaming Would Harm Cities

August 01, 2004

In November Oklahomans will get to vote on two issues related to gambling: the Oklahoma lottery and the expansion of gaming. Much coverage has already been given to these issues and to the related negative impacts that are certain to follow should they pass. Yet one issue that is often overlooked in the gambling debate is the double impact the lottery and gaming e... Read More >

Education Lottery Won't Help Students

August 01, 2004

Gov. Brad Henry once estimated his lottery proposal could yield as much as $300 million in new revenue to help fund education, though he backpedaled last year ("Even if it's only $50 million or $100 million, it's significant revenues") and again this year ("The bottom line is this education lottery is going to raise tens of millions of dollars"). In the debate over... Read More >

Evidence Shows School Choice Is Working

August 01, 2004

Parents are seizing new opportunities to choose their children's schools through vouchers and charter schools. But does such school choice improve learning and lead to other improvements in schooling? The evidence from a variety of studies shows that it does. Analyses of student achievement indicate that school choice leads to higher levels of learning in vario... Read More >

The Productive Days of Summer

August 01, 2004

Everything's moving quickly at OCPA's new headquarters building. The sounds of hammers and saws and the smell of freshly cut lumber permeate the air at the site of our future home on N.E.13th and Lincoln Boulevard. Meanwhile, we wanted to show you a series of photos we're adding to our renovation scrapbook. They serve to update you on our progress and are also provid... Read More >

Quote Unquote

August 01, 2004

?The ;d who looked out upon the earth and pronounced it ;od designed us to glorify Him as free men and not as serfs.? --The Wall Street Journal, December 31, 1999 ?There?s a tradition in education that, if you spend a dollar and it doesn?t work, you should spend two dollars; and not only that, you should give those two dollars to the same person who couldn?t do the job wi... Read More >

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