by Luke Tucker | Aug 19, 2020 | Research
Long-Term Care Admin Licensure in Oklahoma Author Luke Tucker Abstract Luke Tucker explains the five types of long-term care administration licenses Oklahoma issues and why such licenses are unnecessary. Full text PDF Full Text HTML Long Term Care Admin...
by Mike Davis | Aug 17, 2020 | Blog
Allowing an admittedly adverse ailment to be inaccurately advertised as an apocalyptic abomination able to annihilate all is aggravating, annoying, and abhorrent. An accurate assessment advises any and all to avoid alarmism and act appropriately. Anxieties are...
by Spencer Cadavero | Aug 12, 2020 | Blog
The CARES Act passed by Congress has a provision to give funds to state and local governments. Out of this, Oklahoma County has been given the onerous task of spending $47 million by the end of the year. The caveat being all expenses must be related to COVID-19. Any...
by Benjamin Lepak | Aug 10, 2020 | Blog
South Dakota, that sound you hear behind you is footsteps. Oklahoma can be Number One in the policy response to Covid-19. We’ve done fairly well to this point compared to other states, but to take us to the top, our leaders will need good, accurate information, must...
by Mike Davis | Aug 5, 2020 | Research
Real Estate Agent Licensing in Oklahoma Author Mike R. Davis Abstract Mike Davis describes a licensing law apparently designed more to protect licensees from consumers than to protect consumers from bad actors in real estate sales. The law actually violates the...
by Mike Davis | Aug 5, 2020 | Blog
Once upon a time, there was a small island whose economy revolved around scuba-diving tourism. Unfortunately, the island elected legislators who considered scuba dangerous. Inexperienced divers would surface too quickly and get the bends. The legislature, wanting to...
by Byron Schlomach | Aug 3, 2020 | Blog
Governor Stitt recently held a press conference to announce his plans for opening Oklahoma’s schools in the face of fear and loathing by many regarding Covid-19. There is a great deal of paranoia surrounding this disease, which the 1889 Institute has attempted to...
by Tyler Williamson | Jul 29, 2020 | Blog
Did you know that the state of Oklahoma is currently experiencing not one, but two pandemics? Until yesterday, neither did I. According to the Oklahoma City School District, the state is currently experiencing the “dual pandemics of COVID-19 and Systemic Racism,” and...
by Spencer Cadavero | Jul 27, 2020 | Blog
Largely buried under the constant barrage of COVID-19 news and the baffling decision by the Supreme Court to declare half of Oklahoma “Indian Country,” was Oklahoma’s and Tulsa’s attempt to bribe Tesla to locate a new facility in that city. Tesla chose...
by Benjamin Lepak | Jul 22, 2020 | Blog
The situation in Oklahoma is fluid after the Supreme Court’s consequential decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma. There are many moving parts. Independent state officials apparently have different goals and motivations, and legal uncertainty abounds. Against this background,...
