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

Weekly Wonk: Lawmakers must build on justice reforms | What are community schools? | Oklahoma needs bold leadership

By: Annie Taylor
July 13, 2024 // Updated: July 13, 2024
What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk shares our most recent publications and other resources to help you stay informed about Oklahoma. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Reactions to death of Oklahoma’s longest-serving U.S. Senator | Out-of-state conservative groups, figures to oversee Oklahoma’s social studies curriculum | Legislative Wrap-up: Criminal Justice

By: Annie Taylor
July 10, 2024 // Updated: July 10, 2024
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...]

The Weekly Wonk: Implementing community schools would better serve child well-being | Just because we can arrest people in homeless camps doesn’t mean we should | Policy Notes & Numbers

By: Annie Taylor
July 6, 2024 // Updated: July 6, 2024
What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk shares our most recent publications and other resources to help you stay informed about Oklahoma. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In… Read more [More...]

In The Know: State Higher Ed. Chancellor resigns | Tulsa Race Massacre survivors ask for case rehearing, federal investigation | Overcoming Oklahoma’s ties to white supremacy | More

By: Annie Taylor
July 3, 2024 // Updated: July 3, 2024
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: Federal judge temporarily blocks Oklahoma’s new anti-immigrant law | State board fails to void Catholic charter school contract | Reactions to Ryan Walters’ bible mandate | Community voices create people-first policy

By: Annie Taylor
July 1, 2024 // Updated: July 2, 2024
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: Religious charter school may head to U.S. Supreme Court | Oklahoma’s ‘aging plan’ to care for growing senior population | Questions circulate about authority of dual officeholders turned gubernatorial ‘advisers’

By: Annie Taylor
June 26, 2024 // Updated: June 26, 2024
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...]

Weekly Wonk: Oklahoma’s minimum wage should be a living wage | Looking at budget items after legislative dust has settled | Policy notes and numbers

By: Annie Taylor
June 22, 2024 // Updated: June 22, 2024
What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk shares our most recent publications and other resources to help you stay informed about Oklahoma. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Oklahoma primary election results | Governor rejects mental health competency settlement | Court upholds lawsuit challenging state’s ban on gender-neutral birth certificates

By: Annie Taylor
June 20, 2024 // Updated: June 20, 2024
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...]

The Weekly Wonk: Report shows Oklahoma children far from Top 10 | Meaningful change still needed to address mounting problems in the child welfare and youth justice systems | Court ruling on cabinet secretaries provides lesson in unintended consequences

By: Annie Taylor
June 15, 2024 // Updated: June 15, 2024
What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk shares our most recent publications and other resources to help you stay informed about Oklahoma. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses Tulsa Race Massacre lawsuit | $12.5B state budget signed | Report shows Oklahoma kids far from Top 10 | Addressing problems in the child welfare and youth justice systems

By: Annie Taylor
June 13, 2024 // Updated: June 13, 2024
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...]