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Oklahoma’s Roads Compared to Other States: Road Performance…
Brad Galbraith
December 16, 2021
Attorney Licensing in Oklahoma
Mike Davis
November 17, 2021
A Primer for Understanding Oklahoma’s School Funding System…
Byron Schlomach
November 10, 2021
Better Late Than Never: Enacting Eminent Domain Reform in…
Brad Galbraith
October 27, 2021
Oklahoma’s Quick Action Closing Fund
Tyler Williamson
October 20, 2021
Making Government Work: A Proposed Amendment to State Constitutions
Mike Davis
October 6, 2021
Disbarred: A Nationwide Analysis of the Impact of Mandatory…
Tyler Williamson
September 22, 2021
The Why and How of Sound Tax Policy
Luke Tucker
September 15, 2021
Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court of the United…
1889 Institute
July 31, 2021
Rethinking Emergency Powers in Oklahoma
Mike Davis
July 21, 2021
Oklahoma Government Revenues and Spending in Perspective – Update
Jason Lawter
July 7, 2021
Trust but Verify: Open Government and Oklahoma Public Trusts
Brad Galbraith
June 28, 2021
Oklahoma’s “Quality Jobs” Programs
Byron Schlomach
June 11, 2021
Oklahoma’s Aerospace Industry Engineer Workforce Tax Credits
Spencer Cadavero
April 21, 2021
Corporate Welfare Directory: Oklahoma Film Enhancement Rebate
Tyler Williamson
April 7, 2021
Abating Economic Disaster: A Call to Reform Oklahoma’s…
Mike Davis
March 29, 2021
Dental Assistant Licensing in Oklahoma
Spencer Cadavero
March 3, 2021
What States Can Do to Improve Health Savings Account…
Byron Schlomach
February 17, 2021
Land and Prosperity: A Primer on Land Use Law…
Brad Galbraith
February 2, 2021
Plumber Licensing in Oklahoma
Tyler Williamson
January 6, 2021
The Inadequacy of Attorney General Oversight as a Guard…
Mike Davis
December 20, 2020
Liberate Oklahoma from Public Sector Union Domination
Benjamin Lepak
November 23, 2020
America’s Legal Tradition of Allowing Risk-Taking, Even in…
Mike Davis
November 18, 2020
Make Social Distancing Restrictions Voluntary
1889 Institute
November 16, 2020
Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court of the United…
Benjamin Lepak
October 26, 2020
Professional Teacher Charter Schools: Proposal with Model Legislation
Byron Schlomach
October 21, 2020
Policymaker’s Guide to Evaluating Corporate Welfare
Tyler Williamson
September 30, 2020
Walking Out on School Kids: How Oklahoma Law Enabled…
Benjamin Lepak
August 26, 2020
Long-Term Care Admin Licensure in Oklahoma
Luke Tucker
August 19, 2020
Real Estate Agent Licensing in Oklahoma
Mike Davis
August 5, 2020
A Vision for Transparency
Byron Schlomach
July 15, 2020
Recreation Therapy Licensure in Oklahoma
Luke Tucker
June 17, 2020
An Argument that Oklahoma’s Mayors Acted Unlawfully During…
Benjamin Lepak
May 27, 2020
More Education Reforms to Make a Difference
Byron Schlomach
May 13, 2020
America’s War for Effective Education Reform
1889 Institute
April 22, 2020
Used Car Dealer Licensing in Oklahoma
Spencer Cadavero
April 8, 2020
A Legal Primer on Oklahoma’s Communicable Disease, Quarantine,…
Mike Davis
April 7, 2020
Breaking the ABA’s Law School Cartel: A Proposal…
Benjamin Lepak
March 25, 2020
Oklahoma Government Revenues and Spending In Perspective - Update
Byron Schlomach
March 11, 2020
“Food Deserts” – Health Crisis or Mere Inconvenience?
Mike Davis
March 2, 2020
Private Investigator Licensing in Oklahoma
Spencer Cadavero
February 4, 2020
Leveraging State-Owned Assets to Fund Pensions and Meet Other…
Benjamin Lepak
January 22, 2020
Education Reforms to Make a Difference
Byron Schlomach
January 8, 2020
Fully Loaded: Oklahoma’s Car Dealer Licensing Cartel
Mike Davis
November 22, 2019
New Car Dealer Licensing in Oklahoma
Mike Davis
November 13, 2019
Taming Judicial Overreach: 12 Actions the Legislature Can Take Immediately
Benjamin Lepak
October 23, 2019
Why Are OKCPS Teachers Begging the Public for Basics?
Byron Schlomach
October 9, 2019
Perfusionist Licensing in Oklahoma
Luke Tucker
September 18, 2019
Legislators in Black Robes: Unelected Lawmaking by the Oklahoma…
Benjamin Lepak
September 4, 2019
Massage Therapy Licensure in Oklahoma
Luke Tucker
August 20, 2019
Abstracting: Licensure and Regulatory Impacts in Oklahoma
Mike Davis
August 7, 2019
Polygraph Examiner Licensure in Oklahoma
Luke Tucker
July 24, 2019
Medicaid Expansion in Colorado: An Exercise in Futility
Byron Schlomach
July 8, 2019
Athletic Trainer Licensure in Oklahoma
Benjamin Lepak
April 16, 2019
Multilateral Disarmament: A State Compact to End Corporate Welfare
Byron Schlomach
April 3, 2019
The Need for a Knowledge and Skills Audit of…
Byron Schlomach
March 26, 2019
Obamacare Medicaid Expansion: Still a Bad Idea
Byron Schlomach
March 18, 2019
Well Begun is (Only) Half Done: The Supreme Court’…
Mike Davis
March 6, 2019
Music Therapist Licensure in Oklahoma
Benjamin Lepak
February 26, 2019
Ten Top Tens: State Rankings Worth Pursuing
Mike Davis
February 20, 2019
The Oklahoma Supreme Court’s Unchecked Abuse of Power…
Benjamin Lepak
February 6, 2019
Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court of the United…
Benjamin Lepak
January 2, 2019
Locksmith Licensure in Oklahoma
Mike Davis
December 19, 2018
A Universal Education Savings Account Proposal: Fiscal Implications and…
Byron Schlomach
December 1, 2018
A Win-Win for Consumers and Professionals Alike: An Alternative…
Byron Schlomach
November 15, 2018
Straight Talk on Public Education
Byron Schlomach
July 25, 2018
Average Teacher Pay Across States Before and After Oklahoma's…
1889 Institute
June 15, 2018
Baked-In Corruption: The Need to Reform Boards and Commissions
Byron Schlomach
May 22, 2018
Social Worker Licensure in Oklahoma
Byron Schlomach
April 25, 2018
Conversion Schools: Local Districts Have No Excuse
Byron Schlomach
March 29, 2018
Comparing Oklahoma Government Revenues and Spending
Byron Schlomach
March 8, 2018
Pedorthist (Custom Orthotics, etc.) Licensure in Oklahoma
Byron Schlomach
February 23, 2018
Annotated Summary of the Occupational Licensing Task Force Report
Byron Schlomach
February 22, 2018
Adjusting Higher Education Policy for the Internet Age
Byron Schlomach
February 1, 2018
Teacher Pay Raise in a Nutshell
1889 Institute
February 1, 2018
A Money-Saving Education Savings Account (ESA) Proposal
Byron Schlomach
February 1, 2018
Electrologist (Hair Removal) Licensure in Oklahoma
Byron Schlomach
January 3, 2018
Making Oklahoma's School Funding More Rational: Simplifying the WADM…
Byron Schlomach
December 11, 2017
School Mandates: So What?
Byron Schlomach
October 8, 2017
The Profitability of Nonprofit Hospitals: Do They Really Need…
Byron Schlomach
September 28, 2017
The Importance of the Cost of Living and Policies…
Byron Schlomach
September 28, 2017
Funeral Director and Embalmer Licensure in Oklahoma
Byron Schlomach
June 12, 2017
Public Education Spending In a Historical Context
Byron Schlomach
May 8, 2017
Saving Money: School District Consolidation vs. Breaking Up Big…
Byron Schlomach
April 24, 2017
Wind Energy in Oklahoma: A Costly Solution in Search…
1889 Institute
April 11, 2017
Teacher Pay: Facts to Consider
1889 Institute
March 24, 2017
Raising Teacher Pay: Things to Consider and Do
Byron Schlomach
March 24, 2017
Critique of the Incentive Evaluation Commission's Tax Incentive Evaluation…
Byron Schlomach
March 15, 2017
Barbering and Cosmetology Licensure in Oklahoma
Byron Schlomach
March 9, 2017
Policy Maker's Guide to Evaluating Proposed and Existing Occupational…
Byron Schlomach
February 22, 2017
Rising Above Mere Politics: General Principles for Spending Taxpayers'…
Byron Schlomach
February 1, 2017
A Truly Universal Education Savings Account Proposal, Including Fiscal…
Byron Schlomach
January 1, 2017
Oklahoma's Teacher Supply: Shortage or Surplus?
Byron Schlomach
October 26, 2016
The Need to Review and Reform Occupational Licensing in…
Byron Schlomach
September 29, 2016
Tax Increment Finance and Suggestions for Reform
Byron Schlomach
August 22, 2016
Oklahoma’s Teacher Pay: 30th, Not 48th
Byron Schlomach
August 1, 2016
Tax Increment Finance Districts (TIFs)
Byron Schlomach
August 1, 2016
Changing the Conversation: Three Ideas for Lower-Cost, Not Higher-Cost,…
1889 Institute
June 29, 2016
Medicaid Expansion: Bad Policy by Any Name
Byron Schlomach
May 30, 2016
Oklahoma is a Medium, Not Low, Tax & Spending State
Byron Schlomach
May 15, 2016
Designing an Education Savings Account 2016
Byron Schlomach
April 15, 2016
Wind Energy Tax Credits
Byron Schlomach
April 1, 2016
Blueprint for Education Reform: Educational Choice and Empowered Public…
1889 Institute
January 23, 2016
Oklahoma's Billion-Dollar Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust
Byron Schlomach
November 10, 2015
Certificates of Need: An Oklahoma CON that Needs Repealing
Byron Schlomach
November 1, 2015
A Primer for Understanding Oklahoma's School Funding System
Byron Schlomach
July 1, 2015
A Comparative Analysis of the 2010 and the 2014 AP U.…
1889 Institute
July 1, 2015
Education Savings Accounts and Improving Oklahoma Student Achievement
1889 Institute
February 1, 2015