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Editorial: Oklahoma needs Initiative Petition transparency

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Oklahoma’s initiative-petition process allows voters to determine major policy issues, but some system flaws have become apparent. That’s why Oklahomans should support bringing greater transparency to the petition process. Under Senate Bill 1027, the initiative-petition process would have to include clear language, transparent reporting of funders, and buy-in from a wider swath of Oklahoma. None…

Editorial: Oklahoma lawmakers seek to rein in costly state agency overreach

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A major focus of this year’s legislative session is reducing excessive government regulation. House Bill 2728, by state Rep. Gerrid Kendrix and state Sen. Micheal Bergstrom, would create the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2025. Under the bill, any state agency rule with an economic impact of $1 million…

Editorial: Tulsa Beacon endorsements

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District 71 – Republican primary runoff The Tulsa Beacon endorses Beverly Atteberry.   District 74 – Republican primary runoff Sheila Vancuren would most likely be a moderate Republican like her husband Mark. Kevin Norwood looks to be a great Christian man, however there is not much to look at politically and his materials do not…

Editorial: An agenda for Oklahoma statewide candidates

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Candidates for Oklahoma’s statewide offices, such as governor, attorney general, and lieutenant governor, are kicking off their campaigns. While candidates and campaigns are very important, equally if not more important is what those candidates would accomplish—and how they would accomplish it—if elected. Oklahoma has great opportunities and significant challenges. To address both requires candidates to…

Editorial: Accountability and solutions needed in Education

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When an organization only achieves a 20% success rate, drastic change has to happen. Trinity Strategic Wealth would be out of business if only 20% of our clients were satisfied with their financial progress. Yet, for our shared Oklahoma enterprise of 500+ schools districts, where only 20% of 8th graders can read proficiently, there is…

Editorial: Oklahoma’s Medicaid expansion: A bad deal getting worse

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A key plank of Obamacare (the federal “Affordable Care Act”) allowed states to expand Medicaid programs to include able-bodied adults and not just the medically needy. When expansion was narrowly approved by a public vote in Oklahoma in 2020, everyone knew it would require the diversion of millions of dollars annually in state tax money….

Editorial: Presidential Message on Holy Week 2025

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This Holy Week, Melania and I join in prayer with Christians celebrating the crucifixion and resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ—the living Son of God who conquered death, freed us from sin, and unlocked the gates of Heaven for all of humanity. Beginning with Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday and…

Letter: Easter, one cross – one love!

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He carried his cross up to Calvary, embraced it. Already flogged by the Romans, he allowed himself to be nailed, hung on this cross. His loved ones fled, abandoned him in the hour of trial, the enemies mocked where he bleeding, suffering looked down on them and said “Father, forgive them!”. What is this, how…