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Teachers’ unions are often at loggerheads with Republican voters. But the same can’t be said about unions and some GOP lawmakers. Many parents are wondering why.

The image of politicians as self-dealers talking out of both sides of their mouths while ignoring pressing constituent needs is a stereotype – but it exists for a reason, as some Oklahoma House Republicans recently demonstrated.

The often-slapdash changes made to voting systems in 2020, supposedly due to COVID-19, significantly harmed public confidence in election outcomes.

Lower costs and increased American security are achievable, but only if the Biden administration gets out of the way of producers, including many here in Oklahoma.

Dr. David Brown lived the American Dream, but knew it had to be defended if others were to do the same.

With COVID receding, Oklahoma policymakers must now focus on enacting significant reforms that allow our state to grow and thrive.

If all children are to receive the best possible education, the state must empower parents and allow the money to follow the child.

The costs of Oklahoma’s Medicaid program continue to explode.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt’s State of the State address sent an important message to parents: I’m on your side.

Oklahoma school officials have long blamed the state’s education challenges on an alleged shortage of funding. When it comes to COVID, that excuse doesn’t hold water.