by Mike Davis | Jul 12, 2021 | Blog
Oklahoma lawyers – at least those who make a living doing lawyerly things – are currently required to join the Oklahoma Bar Association (OBA). However, recent developments in legal challenges to various mandatory bar associations are likely to shake up...
by Jason Lawter | Jul 7, 2021 | Blog
The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest possible amount of feathers with the smallest possible amount of hissing. – Jean-Baptiste Colbert Around 20 years ago Oklahoma had the idea to be on the cutting edge of commercial...
by Brad Galbraith | Jun 28, 2021 | Blog
Across our state, county and municipal governments are exploiting public trust laws to accomplish ends that would otherwise be impractical and unconstitutional, not to mention immoral and discriminatory. Consider a few examples. The Oklahoma City Public Property...
by Jason Lawter | Jun 23, 2021 | Blog
In the show Shark Tank, an entrepreneur gives a presentation in hopes of receiving funding for a new venture or product. The investors (sharks) decide if the innovations are worthy of their investment, with an average approval rate of 56%. The Oklahoma Department of...
by Byron Schlomach | Jun 11, 2021 | Research
Oklahoma’s “Quality Jobs” Programs Author Byron Schlomach Abstract This paper examines Oklahoma’s Quality Jobs programs and concludes that they are corporate welfare schemes, are not conducive to truly beneficial economic growth, and violate fundamental notions of...
