Former Executive Director David Blatt joined OK Policy in 2008 and served as its Executive Director from 2010 to 2019. He previously served as Director of Public Policy for Community Action Project of Tulsa County and as a budget analyst for the Oklahoma State Senate. He has a Ph.D. in political science from Cornell University and a B.A. from the University of Alberta. David has been selected as Political Scientist of the Year by the Oklahoma Political Science Association, Local Social Justice Champion by the Dan Allen Center for Social Justice, and Public Citizen of the Year by the National Association of Social Workers.
By: David Blatt
November 1, 2016 // Updated: May 2, 2019
A central claim being made by opponents of State Question 779, the ballot measure that would increase the sales tax by one percentage point to boost funding for education, is that less than half the money will go to raise… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
October 25, 2016 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Note: This is an expanded and revised version of a column that appeared in the Journal Record.
Vote Yes on State Question 777 or else more Oklahoma children and seniors will go hungry?
That’s the highly misleading message that supporters… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
October 4, 2016 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Robert Zahradnik is a director and Steve Bailey and Jon Moody are senior associates with The Pew Charitable Trusts’ states’ fiscal health team. This post originally appeared on the Pew blog and is reposted here with permission.
Volatile revenue sources… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
September 28, 2016 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Oklahoma voters will decide seven state questions in November on subjects ranging from agriculture to the death penalty to the use of public funds for religious purposes. Of the seven questions, three were placed on the ballot through the initiative… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
September 8, 2016 // Updated: October 21, 2021
Every State Question, or ballot measure, in Oklahoma must include a ballot title that will appear on every voter’s ballot. Oklahoma law (Title 34, Section 9) specifies that the ballot title must fairly and accurately describe the measure in 200… Read more [More...]
A legislative referendum is the mechanism by which the Oklahoma Legislature can submit a constitutional amendment or statutory change to a vote of the people. A legislative referendum is one of two ways to place a State Question on the… Read more [More...]
Oklahoma citizens have the right to initiate statewide legislation via ballot measures, or State Questions, as either statutory or constitutional amendments.
After an initiative petition is drafted, it goes through a lengthy process which can include various legal challenges. To… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
August 30, 2016 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Last week, Oklahomans went to the polls to decide 13 legislative primaries and one Congressional primary where no candidate received a majority in the initial primary ballot in June. More precisely, a few Oklahomans went to the polls. Less than… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
August 17, 2016 // Updated: August 17, 2016
Oklahoma Policy Institute is excited to announce that Bailey Perkins is joining the staff as Outreach & Legislative Liaison. The full-time position will be based in Oklahoma City.
Perkins will be assuming primary responsibilities for representing OK Policy at the… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
August 11, 2016 // Updated: May 2, 2019
There was a time when America’s working class was seen as the backbone of the economy with considerable political, economic, and moral authority. In recent decades, the working class has transformed as far more female and racially diverse workers have… Read more [More...]
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A central claim being made by opponents of State Question 779, the ballot measure that would increase the sales tax by one percentage point to boost funding for education, is that less than half the money will go to raise… Read more [More...]
Note: This is an expanded and revised version of a column that appeared in the Journal Record.
Vote Yes on State Question 777 or else more Oklahoma children and seniors will go hungry?
That’s the highly misleading message that supporters… Read more [More...]
Robert Zahradnik is a director and Steve Bailey and Jon Moody are senior associates with The Pew Charitable Trusts’ states’ fiscal health team. This post originally appeared on the Pew blog and is reposted here with permission.
Volatile revenue sources… Read more [More...]
Oklahoma voters will decide seven state questions in November on subjects ranging from agriculture to the death penalty to the use of public funds for religious purposes. Of the seven questions, three were placed on the ballot through the initiative… Read more [More...]
Last week, Oklahomans went to the polls to decide 13 legislative primaries and one Congressional primary where no candidate received a majority in the initial primary ballot in June. More precisely, a few Oklahomans went to the polls. Less than… Read more [More...]
Oklahoma Policy Institute is excited to announce that Bailey Perkins is joining the staff as Outreach & Legislative Liaison. The full-time position will be based in Oklahoma City.
Perkins will be assuming primary responsibilities for representing OK Policy at the… Read more [More...]
There was a time when America’s working class was seen as the backbone of the economy with considerable political, economic, and moral authority. In recent decades, the working class has transformed as far more female and racially diverse workers have… Read more [More...]
