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
January 7, 2013 // Updated: January 22, 2013
On January 30th, Oklahoma Policy Institute will celebrate its fifth anniversary with a dinner at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa. Two of Oklahoma's most venerable statesmen, Robert LaFortune of Tulsa and Melvin Moran of Seminole, will receive the OK Policy Good Cents/Good Sense Award... Read more. [More...]
By: David Blatt
January 4, 2013 // Updated: January 9, 2013
This originally appeared on the Tax Credits for Working Families blog on January 2nd and is reblogged with permission.
While the national media covered every twist and turn in the fiscal cliff negotiations, little attention was paid to the provisions… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
January 3, 2013 // Updated: May 1, 2019
In late December, the Board of Equalization certified a preliminary estimate of the revenues available for next year’s budget. The numbers confirm that while the worst of the fiscal crisis is now far behind us, the state remains in the… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
December 18, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Just before Thanksgiving, Governor Mary Fallin announced a pair of important decisions related to the Affordable Care Act. She said that Oklahoma would not participate in the expansion of Medicaid for low-income adults and would not create its own state-based… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
December 13, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
With all the attention last legislative session on the failed attempt to do away with the state personal income tax, a potentially bigger story seems to have escaped most people’s notice: the effective disappearance of the gross production tax.
This… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
December 12, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
In a letter from its Board of Directors, Oklahoma Policy Institute has urged Governor Fallin and legislative leaders to reconsider the Governor’s decision not to participate in the expansion of Medicaid for uninsured low-income adults.
“The practical benefits of accepting… Read more [More...]
To: Governor Mary Fallin
Speaker-Elect T.W. Shannon
President Pro Tem Brian Bingman
From: Oklahoma Policy Institute
David Blatt, Director
Board of Directors
Vincent LoVoi, Chair
Don Millican
Nancy Robertson
Albert ‘Kell’ Kelly
Steve Burrage
Susan Neal
Linda Edmondson
Subject: Medicaid… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
December 10, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Jeff Alderman, MD is an associate professor at OU-Tulsa, and a regular contributor to OK Policy’s blog
Governor Mary Fallin recently decided to forego Medicaid expansion for low-income adults in Oklahoma under the Affordable Care Act. The Governor asserted that… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
November 29, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
A recent broadcast of NPR’s MarketPlace Money featured a short commentary by Tom Lehman, a professor at Indiana Wesleyan University, defending payday lending. Responding to widespread concerns about the high cost of payday loans and their tendency to trap borrowers… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
November 27, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
In announcing her decision not to participate in the expansion of Medicaid for low-income adults under the Affordable Care Act, Governor Mary Fallin asserted:
Expanding Medicaid as written in the [Affordable Care Act] would cost the state of Oklahoma as… Read more [More...]
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On January 30th, Oklahoma Policy Institute will celebrate its fifth anniversary with a dinner at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa. Two of Oklahoma's most venerable statesmen, Robert LaFortune of Tulsa and Melvin Moran of Seminole, will receive the OK Policy Good Cents/Good Sense Award... Read more. [More...]
This originally appeared on the Tax Credits for Working Families blog on January 2nd and is reblogged with permission.
While the national media covered every twist and turn in the fiscal cliff negotiations, little attention was paid to the provisions… Read more [More...]
In late December, the Board of Equalization certified a preliminary estimate of the revenues available for next year’s budget. The numbers confirm that while the worst of the fiscal crisis is now far behind us, the state remains in the… Read more [More...]
Just before Thanksgiving, Governor Mary Fallin announced a pair of important decisions related to the Affordable Care Act. She said that Oklahoma would not participate in the expansion of Medicaid for low-income adults and would not create its own state-based… Read more [More...]
With all the attention last legislative session on the failed attempt to do away with the state personal income tax, a potentially bigger story seems to have escaped most people’s notice: the effective disappearance of the gross production tax.
This… Read more [More...]
In a letter from its Board of Directors, Oklahoma Policy Institute has urged Governor Fallin and legislative leaders to reconsider the Governor’s decision not to participate in the expansion of Medicaid for uninsured low-income adults.
“The practical benefits of accepting… Read more [More...]
Jeff Alderman, MD is an associate professor at OU-Tulsa, and a regular contributor to OK Policy’s blog
Governor Mary Fallin recently decided to forego Medicaid expansion for low-income adults in Oklahoma under the Affordable Care Act. The Governor asserted that… Read more [More...]
A recent broadcast of NPR’s MarketPlace Money featured a short commentary by Tom Lehman, a professor at Indiana Wesleyan University, defending payday lending. Responding to widespread concerns about the high cost of payday loans and their tendency to trap borrowers… Read more [More...]
In announcing her decision not to participate in the expansion of Medicaid for low-income adults under the Affordable Care Act, Governor Mary Fallin asserted:
Expanding Medicaid as written in the [Affordable Care Act] would cost the state of Oklahoma as… Read more [More...]
