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Small: Parents’ rights are fundamental

by Jamison Faught | Oct 11, 2022 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OCPA, OKGrassroots

Parents’ rights are fundamentalby Jonathan SmallWe all have our “hot-button issue.” Among conservatives, it might be gun rights, or property rights, or religious liberty. Accounting nerds like me can even get worked up over tax policy. But whatever we care about, if...

Small: ESG targets Oklahoma economy, jobs

by Jamison Faught | Sep 14, 2022 | Muskogee Politico, OCPA, OKGrassroots

The new leftist “environmental, social, and governance” (ESG) obsession is beginning to infiltrate and impact an awful lot of the American economy. Working in the cleaning and restoration field, I've begun to notice it creeping into industry surveys and...

The Corruption Belt – Part 1: Is Catalyst Oklahoma, Inc., An Alliance Among OCPA, The Oklahoma State Chamber and Fount Holland (CAMP) To Elect CAMP Clients In The 2022 Election Cycle?

by Jenni L. White | Aug 14, 2022 | Education, Education Policy, Home Education, OCPA, OKGrassroots, ROPE

For months I've been researching Dark Money in Oklahoma, tying together a wide-reaching web of PACs and Non-Profits and Oklahoma Movers and Shakers and other SWAMP creatures. This is Part 1 of what I hope will be a pretty thorough expose on who pulls the strings...

Small: What is a conservative?

by Jamison Faught | Aug 12, 2022 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OCPA, OKGrassroots

What is a conservative?By Jonathan Small Polling consistently shows a strong share of Oklahoma voters identify as conservatives. Therefore, Republican candidates do as well, if for no other reason than political self-preservation. But being conservative means more...

Administrative spending soars at largest Oklahoma school districts

by Jamison Faught | Aug 9, 2022 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OCPA, OKGrassroots

ADMINISTRATIVE SPENDING SOARS AT LARGEST OKLAHOMA SCHOOL DISTRICTSby Ray Carter, Center for Independent JournalismOklahoma schools devote a larger share of funding to non-instructional uses than their counterparts in several surrounding states and a dramatic surge in...

Part 1: Jake Merrick Supported, Then Worked Against By Oklahoma Council For Public Affairs (OCPA) Dark Money Groups

by Jenni L. White | Jun 16, 2022 | Education, Education Policy, Home Education, OCPA, OKGrassroots, ROPE

Jake Merrick won a special election for now-Congresswoman Stephanie Bice's open Senate seat last year. Jake is a Conservative, pro-life, pro-2nd amendment, small business owner who has served Oklahoma well since his special election. Oklahoma...