by Jamison Faught | Sep 28, 2023 | Muskogee Politico, OCPA, OKGrassroots, Taxes
Poll: Oklahomans support income-tax repealOKLAHOMA CITY (September 28, 2023) — A new poll shows Oklahomans overwhelmingly support cutting the state income tax and gradually eliminating the tax entirely.According to the survey, conducted by WPA Intelligence (WPAi) on...
by Jamison Faught | Sep 15, 2023 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OCPA, OKGrassroots
Literacy report not a shockerBy Jonathan SmallAccording to data from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, a national survey, around 500,000 Oklahoma adults could be either functionally illiterate or would struggle to understand written...
by Jamison Faught | Sep 5, 2023 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OCPA, OKGrassroots
Oklahoma colleges’ DEI mandates violate free speechBy Jonathan SmallThe Arizona Board of Regents recently announced that public universities in that state will no longer require “diversity, equity and inclusion” (DEI) statements from job applicants.Oklahoma colleges...
by Jamison Faught | Aug 26, 2023 | Muskogee Politico, OCPA, OKGrassroots
“Equity,” “green energy,” produce bad resultsBy Jonathan SmallPublic policy advanced primarily to gain social-media applause rather than improve people’s lives can have disastrous consequences, as seen recently in Hawaii.In Hawaii, concerns about “equity” combined...
by Jamison Faught | Aug 24, 2023 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OCPA, OKGrassroots
OU gets national attention—the wrong kindBy Jonathan SmallThe University of Oklahoma recently made national news—for the wrong reasons.An investigation by The Wall Street Journal found that some of the United States’ best-known public universities “have been on an...
by Jamison Faught | Aug 16, 2023 | Muskogee Politico, OCPA, OKGrassroots
LeBron school busts narrativeBy Jonathan SmallFor several years officials have blamed poor student outcomes in public schools on outside factors, such as poverty. Their proposed solution: “wraparound” services that largely duplicate in schools the welfare programs...
