Jessica joined OK Policy as a Communications Associate in January 2018. A Mexican immigrant, she was a Clara Luper Scholar at Oklahoma City University where she obtained a B.A. in Political Science and Philosophy. Prior to joining OK Policy, Jessica worked at a digital marketing agency in Oklahoma City. She is an alumna of both the National Education for Women (N.E.W.) Leadership Institute (2013) and OK Policy's Summer Policy Institute (2015). In addition to her role at OK Policy, Jessica serves as a board member for Dream Action Oklahoma in OKC and communications director for Dream Alliance Oklahoma in Tulsa.
By: Jessica Vazquez
February 4, 2021 // Updated: February 4, 2021
Report questions Stitt administration’s spending of $1.26B of CARES Act funds; ‘Our fear is great’: People with disabilities feel left out as Oklahoma rolls out COVID-19 vaccine; Senate Floor Leader Kim David clears air with colleagues over Medicaid comments; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
February 3, 2021 // Updated: February 3, 2021
Oklahoma's COVID-19 drop is real this time, but mitigation and vigilance must remain, epidemiologist says; Stitt presents $8.3 billion budget plan; Oklahoma OB-GYN explains why pregnant, nursing women should get COVID-19 vaccinations; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
February 2, 2021 // Updated: February 2, 2021
Gov. Kevin Stitt praises his COVID-19 response, outlines priorities in State of the State; Vaccination sites conduct complex dance; Hospital fees floated to pay for expanding Oklahoma Medicaid; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
February 1, 2021 // Updated: February 1, 2021
Oklahoma to outsource Medicaid care to four health insurance companies; Despite high marks in distribution, minorities lag in COVID-19 vaccine access in Oklahoma; At Oklahoma COVID ward, staff fight to prevent lonely deaths; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
January 29, 2021 // Updated: January 29, 2021
COVID-19 deaths continue to mount in rural Oklahoma; Upping minimum wage, protecting gun rights among bills filed for Oklahoma's 2021 legislative session; Gov. Stitt says no budget shortfall ahead of upcoming session, talks Medicaid privatization; First-time state unemployment claims earlier this month were highest since August. [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
January 28, 2021 // Updated: January 28, 2021
Despite opposition, Health Care Authority moves forward with $2B plan to privatize Medicaid; Budget Summit: State needs more revenue but needs to find it equitably; Arms Race: Why 62,000 doses of COVID vaccine sit frozen in Oklahoma; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
January 25, 2021 // Updated: January 25, 2021
COVID-19: Oklahoma now averaging 40 deaths per day for the first time since pandemic began; Oklahoma to target minority communities for virus vaccines; Trent Smith appointed to State Board of Education; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
January 22, 2021 // Updated: January 22, 2021
'The data is accurate': Oklahoma health commissioner confirms downward trend in COVID-19 cases; COVID-19: 55 more fatal cases bring Oklahoma's average daily death toll to new high; State senators argue over plans to move Medicaid onto managed care contractors; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
January 21, 2021 // Updated: January 21, 2021
'Definitely slowed down': COVID-19 peak might be past, but variant likely already in Oklahoma, experts say; 13,000 get COVID-19 vaccines in Oklahoma through tribal health care services; Corrections officials say inmates, prison staff will be vaccinated in February; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
January 20, 2021 // Updated: January 20, 2021
Oklahoma officials expect vaccination plan changes with new federal administration; Stitt pushes for schools to open amid worsening pandemic as teachers wait for vaccine; Norman announces city’s first chief diversity and equity officer; [More...]
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Report questions Stitt administration’s spending of $1.26B of CARES Act funds; ‘Our fear is great’: People with disabilities feel left out as Oklahoma rolls out COVID-19 vaccine; Senate Floor Leader Kim David clears air with colleagues over Medicaid comments; [More...]
Oklahoma's COVID-19 drop is real this time, but mitigation and vigilance must remain, epidemiologist says; Stitt presents $8.3 billion budget plan; Oklahoma OB-GYN explains why pregnant, nursing women should get COVID-19 vaccinations; [More...]
Gov. Kevin Stitt praises his COVID-19 response, outlines priorities in State of the State; Vaccination sites conduct complex dance; Hospital fees floated to pay for expanding Oklahoma Medicaid; [More...]
Oklahoma to outsource Medicaid care to four health insurance companies; Despite high marks in distribution, minorities lag in COVID-19 vaccine access in Oklahoma; At Oklahoma COVID ward, staff fight to prevent lonely deaths; [More...]
COVID-19 deaths continue to mount in rural Oklahoma; Upping minimum wage, protecting gun rights among bills filed for Oklahoma's 2021 legislative session; Gov. Stitt says no budget shortfall ahead of upcoming session, talks Medicaid privatization; First-time state unemployment claims earlier this month were highest since August. [More...]
