by Benjamin Lepak | Jan 22, 2020 | Blog
The State of Oklahoma owns a lot of property. This includes land and buildings, but it also includes valuable assets like the state-owned electric power company, the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA). GRDA reports nearly $1.8 billion in assets on its most recent...
by Benjamin Lepak | Jan 22, 2020 | Research
Leveraging State-Owned Assets to Fund Pensions and Meet Other Long-Term Funding Challenges Authors Benjamin M. Lepak Abstract This paper makes the case for the sale or lease of assets owned by the State of Oklahoma as a way to fund important items like underfunded...
by Benjamin Lepak | Jan 15, 2020 | Blog
Whatever your gripe about the state of public education in Oklahoma, don’t tell it to Kevin Stitt. He can do very little about it. That’s not because he doesn’t want to or because he doesn’t have good ideas about how to improve our schools. It’s because our governor...
by Benjamin Lepak | Jan 6, 2020 | Blog
To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves, is sinful and tyrannical. Oklahoma law requires attorneys to join and pay dues to the Oklahoma Bar Association in order to practice their occupation. The folly of...
by Benjamin Lepak | Dec 16, 2019 | Blog
The synod has finished its secret meetings and taken its vote behind closed doors. The public waits with bated breath (well, some of us) to get a glimpse at the new high priest who will don his formal vestments and take his seat at the commanding heights of doctrinal...
