OCPA - OKGrassroots

Small: Tulsa schools show need for better state review

by Jamison Faught | Aug 6, 2023 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OCPA, OKGrassroots

Tulsa schools show need for better state reviewBy Jonathan SmallState Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters recently indicated Tulsa Public Schools could face a downgrade in its state accreditation status. That would mark the second year in a row the...

Small: Separate systems for turnpike tolls

by Jamison Faught | Aug 1, 2023 | Muskogee Politico, OCPA, OKGrassroots

Separate systems for turnpike tollsBy Jonathan SmallIs it too much to expect that everyone who drives on an Oklahoma toll road should be expected to pay? Sadly, that is not occurring today.Due to flaws in existing state-tribal compacts, and a willful lack of...

Small: ‘Trigger’ law needed for income tax repeal

by Jamison Faught | Jul 15, 2023 | Muskogee Politico, OCPA, OKGrassroots, Supreme Court

‘Trigger’ law neededBy Jonathan SmallThe fallout from the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2020 ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma continues today. A recent federal court decision declaring Indians to be exempt from city police enforcement of municipal laws in local courts in Tulsa is...

Small on Oklahoma’s plunging reading, math scores: “Back to the ’70s”

by Jamison Faught | Jul 5, 2023 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OCPA, OKGrassroots

Back to the ‘70sBy Jonathan SmallThe surge of inflation under President Joe Biden has given many people flashbacks to the 1970s. Sadly, the latest data released by the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) evokes a similar sense of déjà vu.The National...

Oklahoma leaders celebrate after ending June with major conservative wins at the Supreme Court

by Jamison Faught | Jul 3, 2023 | Muskogee Politico, OCPA, OKGrassroots, Supreme Court

The Supreme Court ended June (or as I saw one person dub it, "LGBT Ramadan") with a string of major wins for conservatives. Below are press releases from Congressmen Brecheen and Hern, Senator Lankford, Attorney General Gentner Drummond, and OCPA on several...

Small: Time to act on college tuition

by Jamison Faught | Jun 27, 2023 | Muskogee Politico, OCPA, OKGrassroots

Time to act on college tuitionBy Jonathan SmallThe story of Oklahoma college tuition usually falls into one of three patterns.Lawmakers cut college appropriations and colleges raise tuition, blaming the lack of appropriations.Or lawmakers provide steady...