by Jamison Faught | Jun 23, 2023 | Muskogee Politico, OCPA, OKGrassroots
TRIBE USES VEHICLE REVENUE FOR POLITICAL ACTIVITYby Ray Carter | June 23, 2023Even though state-tribal compacts on vehicle registration and car tags ultimately result in millions of dollars being diverted from Oklahoma state government to the control of a small group...
by Jamison Faught | Jun 22, 2023 | Muskogee Politico, OCPA, OKGrassroots
Conservatively stewarding or elseBy Jonathan SmallBroadly speaking, a conservative champions free markets, limited government, individual initiative, personal responsibility, and empowering families.Progressives’ view, in practice, can be summed up in this quote from...
by Jamison Faught | Jun 20, 2023 | Muskogee Politico, OCPA, OKGrassroots
OCPA condemns OU tuition hikeOKLAHOMA CITY (June 19, 2023)—Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs President Jonathan Small said the recent tuition hike approved by OU is unjustified and shows the university is not serious about its mission of providing a quality,...
by Jamison Faught | Jun 14, 2023 | Muskogee Politico, OCPA, OKGrassroots
A free-speech victory for all OklahomansBy Jonathan SmallFree speech and public debate are necessary ingredients of a democratic government, which is why the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution enshrines free speech as a basic right. But that hasn’t stopped some...
by Jamison Faught | Jun 3, 2023 | Muskogee Politico, OCPA, OKGrassroots
Renewing compacts bad for OklahomaBy Jonathan SmallSpecial interest attempts to force automatic renewal of existing tobacco and license-tag compacts will create enormous challenges for the state.The legal reality that undergirded current compacts is under attack by...
by Jamison Faught | May 26, 2023 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OCPA, OKGrassroots
Will funding produce results?By Jonathan SmallPublic-school advocates have long suggested that if Oklahoma schools had more money, then student outcomes would increase as well. That theory is being put to the test.When they announced this year’s education-funding...
