Author: Annie Taylor

Annie Taylor // ataylor@okpolicy.org

Annie Taylor joined OK Policy as a Digital Communications Associate/Storybanker in April 2022. She studied journalism and mass communication at the University of Oklahoma, and was a member of the Native American Journalists Association. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Strategic Communications from the University of Central Oklahoma. While pursuing her degree, she worked in restaurant and retail management, as well as freelance copywriting and digital content production. Annie is an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation, and holds a deep reverence for storytelling in the digital age. She was born and raised in southeast Oklahoma, and now lives in Oklahoma City with her dog, Melvin.

Recent Articles

In The Know: OK voters to decide on adding voter ID requirements to state constitution | Experts warn Oklahomans should expect health insurance costs to spike | Oklahoma enters FY 2027 with billions in reserves and surplus cash

By: Annie Taylor
August 11, 2026 // Updated: August 11, 2026
In The Know is your daily briefing on Oklahoma policy-related news. OK Policy encourages the support of Oklahoma’s state and local media, which are vital to an informed citizenry. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Oklahoma voters to decide on State Question 844 and its impact on local funding | Tax-free weekend starts Friday | Tax cuts are a workforce problem

By: Annie Taylor
August 6, 2026 // Updated: August 7, 2026
In The Know is your daily briefing on Oklahoma policy-related news. OK Policy encourages the support of Oklahoma’s state and local media, which are vital to an informed citizenry. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the… Read more [More...]

In The Know: More tribal nations in Oklahoma are opposing, weighing data centers on their lands | Report finds Oklahoma in the bottom quarter of states for business | New education laws take effect in Oklahoma this school year

By: Annie Taylor
August 4, 2026 // Updated: August 4, 2026
In The Know is your daily briefing on Oklahoma policy-related news. OK Policy encourages the support of Oklahoma’s state and local media, which are vital to an informed citizenry. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Oklahoma AG issues deadline for insurance roof claims examination report | Revised social studies standards head to Oklahoma classrooms | What didn’t make Oklahoma’s 2026 House interim study list?

By: Annie Taylor
July 28, 2026 // Updated: July 28, 2026
In The Know is your daily briefing on Oklahoma policy-related news. OK Policy encourages the support of Oklahoma’s state and local media, which are vital to an informed citizenry. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Citing a hunger ‘crisis,’ Oklahoma City mayor, over 200 others call for end to federal SNAP cuts | Tax-free weekend is coming up. What items qualify? | Oklahoma should stop settling for less

By: Annie Taylor
July 23, 2026 // Updated: July 23, 2026
In The Know is your daily briefing on Oklahoma policy-related news. OK Policy encourages the support of Oklahoma’s state and local media, which are vital to an informed citizenry. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the… Read more [More...]

In The Know: A $40,000-per-year AI school with no teachers is opening in Oklahoma | Child vaccination rates continue to drop in Oklahoma as exemptions rise | Rethinking pretrial detention in Oklahoma

By: Annie Taylor
July 21, 2026 // Updated: July 21, 2026
In The Know is your daily briefing on Oklahoma policy-related news. OK Policy encourages the support of Oklahoma’s state and local media, which are vital to an informed citizenry. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Poultry companies agree to pay $44 million in Oklahoma’s longtime pollution lawsuit | Lawmakers approve dozens of interim studies ahead of the 2027 #okleg session | Oklahoma’s success depends on our Tribal Nations

By: Annie Taylor
July 14, 2026 // Updated: July 14, 2026
In The Know is your daily briefing on Oklahoma policy-related news. OK Policy encourages the support of Oklahoma’s state and local media, which are vital to an informed citizenry. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Oklahoma hospitals seek funding clarity amid projected Medicaid payment shift | State Supreme Court overturns COVID-19 wrongful death settlement, finds hospital immune from liability under state law | The problem with Oklahoma’s plan for a tax-free future

By: Annie Taylor
July 7, 2026 // Updated: July 7, 2026
In The Know is your daily briefing on Oklahoma policy-related news. OK Policy encourages the support of Oklahoma’s state and local media, which are vital to an informed citizenry. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the… Read more [More...]

In The Know: How the BUILD America 250 Act Could Reshape Oklahoma | Oklahoma shuts off poor families’ power more often than anywhere else | Former death row inmate Richard Glossip gets date for third murder trial

By: Annie Taylor
June 24, 2026 // Updated: June 24, 2026
In The Know is your daily briefing on Oklahoma policy-related news. OK Policy encourages the support of Oklahoma’s state and local media, which are vital to an informed citizenry. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Voters head to the polls today to decide primary elections, minimum wage question | Millions spent by new dark money groups days before Oklahoma primaries | Oklahoma ranks 48th in education, but lawmakers are betting on literacy reform

By: Annie Taylor
June 16, 2026 // Updated: June 16, 2026
In The Know is your daily briefing on Oklahoma policy-related news. OK Policy encourages the support of Oklahoma’s state and local media, which are vital to an informed citizenry. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the… Read more [More...]