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Liz Waggoner is the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Women’s Coalition, the state’s leading advocacy organization for women and girls.
You might have missed it, but April 10th was Equal Pay Day in the United States. Equal Pay Day indicates how… Read more [More...]
Brent Sadler is Vice President of Community Investments for the Tulsa Area United Way.
With the potential for a teacher walkout on the horizon, one of our greatest concerns is food insecurity for our most vulnerable citizens – our children. … Read more [More...]
Amy Smith, an OK Policy Summer Policy Institute alumna, is a graduate student in Disability Studies and an intern in the LEND (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities) program at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. She lives… Read more [More...]
By: Guest
February 26, 2018 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Cynthia Rogers, PhD, is a professor of economics at the University of Oklahoma and a commissioner on the State of Oklahoma’s Incentive Evaluation Commission.
The Capital Gains Tax Deduction allows Oklahoma taxpayers to avoid paying taxes on income from the… Read more [More...]
By: Guest
February 14, 2018 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Effie Craven is the State Advocacy and Public Policy Director for the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma
Imagine you are a child waiting in the school lunch line with your friends. You laugh and joke as you move through the… Read more [More...]
By: Guest
February 8, 2018 // Updated: May 2, 2019
RoseAnn Duplan, Wanda Felty, and Erin Taylor are advocates for families on the DDS (Developmental Disabilities Services) Waiting List.
As parents of adult children with developmental disabilities, we’ve earned seven decades of experience. We’re familiar with programs and supports other… Read more [More...]
By: Guest
December 6, 2017 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Senator Ron Sharp is a Republican representing Senate District 17, which includes parts of Oklahoma and Pottawatomie counties. Senator Sharp is now in his sixth year in office. He is Vice Chair of the Senate Education Committee.
Governor Fallin has requested… Read more [More...]
By: Guest
December 1, 2017 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Andy Moore is the Clinic Administrator for the Infectious Diseases Institute at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, organizer of the OKC AIDS Coalition, and member of the board of trustees for the Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund.
In June… Read more [More...]
By: Guest
November 2, 2017 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Shelley Cadamy is a native Oklahoman. She has worked in economic development in Oklahoma since 1994 and is a foster/adoptive parent.
Nine years ago, I fostered and then then adopted my three kids. They’re biological siblings, now 12, 15, and… Read more [More...]
By: Guest
September 5, 2017 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Marcus McEntire is a freshman Republican legislator representing HD 50 (Duncan). A small business owner, he attended and graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in communication studies, earned a Master of Divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological… Read more [More...]
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Liz Waggoner is the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Women’s Coalition, the state’s leading advocacy organization for women and girls.
You might have missed it, but April 10th was Equal Pay Day in the United States. Equal Pay Day indicates how… Read more [More...]
Brent Sadler is Vice President of Community Investments for the Tulsa Area United Way.
With the potential for a teacher walkout on the horizon, one of our greatest concerns is food insecurity for our most vulnerable citizens – our children. … Read more [More...]
Amy Smith, an OK Policy Summer Policy Institute alumna, is a graduate student in Disability Studies and an intern in the LEND (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities) program at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. She lives… Read more [More...]
Cynthia Rogers, PhD, is a professor of economics at the University of Oklahoma and a commissioner on the State of Oklahoma’s Incentive Evaluation Commission.
The Capital Gains Tax Deduction allows Oklahoma taxpayers to avoid paying taxes on income from the… Read more [More...]
Effie Craven is the State Advocacy and Public Policy Director for the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma
Imagine you are a child waiting in the school lunch line with your friends. You laugh and joke as you move through the… Read more [More...]
RoseAnn Duplan, Wanda Felty, and Erin Taylor are advocates for families on the DDS (Developmental Disabilities Services) Waiting List.
As parents of adult children with developmental disabilities, we’ve earned seven decades of experience. We’re familiar with programs and supports other… Read more [More...]
Senator Ron Sharp is a Republican representing Senate District 17, which includes parts of Oklahoma and Pottawatomie counties. Senator Sharp is now in his sixth year in office. He is Vice Chair of the Senate Education Committee.
Governor Fallin has requested… Read more [More...]
Andy Moore is the Clinic Administrator for the Infectious Diseases Institute at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, organizer of the OKC AIDS Coalition, and member of the board of trustees for the Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund.
In June… Read more [More...]
Shelley Cadamy is a native Oklahoman. She has worked in economic development in Oklahoma since 1994 and is a foster/adoptive parent.
Nine years ago, I fostered and then then adopted my three kids. They’re biological siblings, now 12, 15, and… Read more [More...]
Marcus McEntire is a freshman Republican legislator representing HD 50 (Duncan). A small business owner, he attended and graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in communication studies, earned a Master of Divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological… Read more [More...]
