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The hateful, demeaning verbal exchanges that many of us engage in nowadays are a topic I’ve brought up several times in recent columns. I’ve also bemoaned the virtual disappearance of …
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By Joe Littlejohn |
1/18/20 01:00 PM
Figures from the Oklahoma Tax Commission confirm what everyone already knows: The Durant and Bryan County economies are growing even as the surrounding economies slow.
Sales tax revenues are up, …
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1/18/20 07:00 AM
This should not be a news flash to anyone who follows Oklahoma’s state of affairs, but our state’s criminal justice system is broken.
Oklahoma’s punishment-first approach to …
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By Ahniwake Rose
OkPolicy.org |
1/17/20 02:00 PM
The Oklahoma State Board of Equalization has released the first revenue estimate for fiscal year (FY) 2021. The Board certified $8.3 billion for next year, only a 2.5 percent increase from the …
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By Curtis Shelton
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs |
1/11/20 03:58 PM
A recent social media post raised the question of how to get people between the ages of 30 to 40 involved in politics. The answer is both simple and frustrating because it’s almost impossible. …
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1/11/20 03:15 PM
If Oklahomans want a higher minimum wage, they will have to place the issue before voters, not the Legislature.
In Arkansas and Missouri, two neighboring red states where state lawmakers fought …
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The Journal Record |
1/11/20 08:33 AM
It’s not too late to make those New Year’s resolutions!
If I said that in certain places, I’d be laughed around the block — or called “stupid” all the way down …
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By Joe Littlejohn |
1/3/20 05:45 PM
The Criminal Justice Reclassification Council has approved its report that will make 10 recommendations to the governor and legislative leaders for the legislative session. The Council was created in …
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By Steve Lewis
OkPolicy.org |
1/3/20 05:32 PM
A Shawnee state senator has filed bills to improve government transparency in Oklahoma. But, in typical “do-as-we-say-not-as-we-do” state legislature fashion, the proposed bills would put …
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1/3/20 05:27 PM
Recently, voices have called for the governor to be able to appoint the state superintendent of schools. When it comes to improving governance of public schools, Oklahoma should think bigger.
The …
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By Greg Forster
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs |
1/3/20 05:23 PM
A chamber’s greatest asset are its people! We are so blessed to work with people who see the advantage of strong partnerships and works together as we secure a stronger future for our city, …
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12/28/19 03:43 PM
With 228,000 licensed patients, more than 5 percent of Oklahoma’s population is registered to use medical marijuana.
That makes Oklahoma home to the largest medical marijuana program in the …
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The Journal Record |
12/28/19 03:27 PM
State Senator David Bullard was quoted in a recent “Durant Democrat” report about his speech to a local Conservative and Republican group as vowing “to keep pushing a pro-life …
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By Marion Hill |
12/28/19 03:15 PM
When the next issue of the Durant Democrat is published, we will be celebrating the first day of a new decade. If the past decade is any indication, Durant and Bryan County have some great days ahead …
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12/28/19 12:15 PM
A study from the progressive Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, estimates that “over a four-year period, the lives of 476 older people were lost because Oklahoma did not expand Medicaid to …
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By Kaitlyn Finley
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs |
12/21/19 12:08 PM
Open letter to Oklahoma Senators Jim Inhofe and James Lankford:
Now that the House of Representatives has impeached President Trump, you will soon be required to judge whether the President has …
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12/21/19 11:10 AM
“More substantial good could be done for the development of Durant and the surrounding country by a system of good roads than by any other means.”
These wise words were published by …
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By Mary Maurer |
12/21/19 10:57 AM
Criminal justice reform is paying dividends in Oklahoma. The single largest commutation in American history happened in November with more than 400 Oklahomans reunited with families. The commutation …
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By Damian Shade
Oklahoma Policy Institute |
12/21/19 10:06 AM
In 11 days, we will celebrate a gift. For Christians it is the gift of a Savior. For others it is a broader, perhaps less specific, but regardless, Christmas is seen by most of us as a time of …
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12/14/19 03:49 PM
Over the last two years, state lawmakers have increased K-12 school appropriations by $638 million, an increase of 20 percent, and raised teacher pay by approximately $7,400 per teacher. Teacher pay …
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By Ray Carter
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs |
12/14/19 03:19 PM