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By: Guest
October 27, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Dr. Randal Burris is a life-long Oklahoman, a graduate of Oklahoma State University, and a practicing veterinarian from Broken Arrow. This is one of a series of responses to OK Policy’s blog posts on Oklahoma’s “broken democracy”.
Thank you for… Read more [More...]
By: Guest
October 23, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Lawrence K. Hellman is Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law at Oklahoma City University School of Law. He serves as executive director of The Oklahoma Innocence Project.
It is no longer contestable: innocent people sometimes get convicted of serious crimes.… Read more [More...]
By: Guest
October 13, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
David Dickerson is a retired military officer who served in the active component, Reserve, and National Guard. He now works as an advocate for veterans at the local, state, and national level.
During the last thirteen years of sustained war… Read more [More...]
By: Guest
October 10, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
John Waldron is a high school history teacher at Booker T. Washington High School
There is a crisis in Oklahoma education. Here’s the view from the ground.
I teach at one of the finest high schools in Oklahoma – Booker… Read more [More...]
Monica Barczak is Director of Innovation Lab at CAP Tulsa, where she leads a small team responsible for a variety of research and program design and improvement efforts.
A child’s successful growth and development depends on many factors, including good… Read more [More...]
By: Guest
September 2, 2014 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Steve Lewis served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1989-1991. He currently practices law in Tulsa and represents clients at the Capitol.
A recent article by Journal Record columnist Marie Price reported on a meeting of the Oklahoma… Read more [More...]
Michael Leachman is the Director of State Fiscal Research with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. This post previously appeared on the Center’s Off the Charts blog.
The meaning of Standard & Poor’s recent downgrade of Kansas’ credit rating,… Read more [More...]
J.C. Moore is a retired science teacher, a member of the the American Geophysical Union, and co-founder of OKcitizensfirst.org.
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has a great influence on our state politics, but many Oklahomans have heard little about… Read more [More...]
Sarah Julian is the Director of Communications for the Oklahoma Public School Resource Center (OPSRC). On July 16, the OPSRC is hosting an open house for anyone who is interested in learning more about the organization. You can register at… Read more [More...]
Christy Finsel is an enrolled tribal member of the Osage Nation and the Coordinator of the Oklahoma Native Assets Coalition. She has been engaged in asset building research and program design and implementation since 2003.
Oklahoma is home to thirty-nine… Read more [More...]
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Dr. Randal Burris is a life-long Oklahoman, a graduate of Oklahoma State University, and a practicing veterinarian from Broken Arrow. This is one of a series of responses to OK Policy’s blog posts on Oklahoma’s “broken democracy”.
Thank you for… Read more [More...]
Lawrence K. Hellman is Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law at Oklahoma City University School of Law. He serves as executive director of The Oklahoma Innocence Project.
It is no longer contestable: innocent people sometimes get convicted of serious crimes.… Read more [More...]
David Dickerson is a retired military officer who served in the active component, Reserve, and National Guard. He now works as an advocate for veterans at the local, state, and national level.
During the last thirteen years of sustained war… Read more [More...]
John Waldron is a high school history teacher at Booker T. Washington High School
There is a crisis in Oklahoma education. Here’s the view from the ground.
I teach at one of the finest high schools in Oklahoma – Booker… Read more [More...]
Monica Barczak is Director of Innovation Lab at CAP Tulsa, where she leads a small team responsible for a variety of research and program design and improvement efforts.
A child’s successful growth and development depends on many factors, including good… Read more [More...]
Steve Lewis served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1989-1991. He currently practices law in Tulsa and represents clients at the Capitol.
A recent article by Journal Record columnist Marie Price reported on a meeting of the Oklahoma… Read more [More...]
Michael Leachman is the Director of State Fiscal Research with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. This post previously appeared on the Center’s Off the Charts blog.
The meaning of Standard & Poor’s recent downgrade of Kansas’ credit rating,… Read more [More...]
J.C. Moore is a retired science teacher, a member of the the American Geophysical Union, and co-founder of OKcitizensfirst.org.
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has a great influence on our state politics, but many Oklahomans have heard little about… Read more [More...]
Sarah Julian is the Director of Communications for the Oklahoma Public School Resource Center (OPSRC). On July 16, the OPSRC is hosting an open house for anyone who is interested in learning more about the organization. You can register at… Read more [More...]
Christy Finsel is an enrolled tribal member of the Osage Nation and the Coordinator of the Oklahoma Native Assets Coalition. She has been engaged in asset building research and program design and implementation since 2003.
Oklahoma is home to thirty-nine… Read more [More...]
