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
September 21, 2020 // Updated: September 21, 2020
State examining hazard pay for corrections employees following staff deaths at Oklahoma prisons; State’s helpline inundated with desperate calls; Census director: 92% of Oklahomans counted with deadline approaching. [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
September 18, 2020 // Updated: September 18, 2020
Stitt: COVID-19 treatments improving, mask mandate a local issue; School-age coronavirus infections outnumber oldest demographic for the past two weeks in Tulsa County; Federal judge upholds Oklahoma election law as ‘reasonable’; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
September 17, 2020 // Updated: September 17, 2020
White House report places Oklahoma in top 5 for positive test rate and daily COVID-19 cases; OSDH: Prison outbreak continues to elevate local numbers; Evictions continue statewide; expected to get worse; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
September 16, 2020 // Updated: September 16, 2020
Oklahoma maintains second-highest rate of residents without health insurance; Coronavirus in Oklahoma: Current cases climb in state prisons; Youngest OKCPS students will return to school sooner than anticipated; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
September 15, 2020 // Updated: September 15, 2020
Nearly half of men at Vinita prison test positive for COVID-19; OKC schools planning dates for in-person return to classes; Oklahoma Democrats ask AG for determination on Stitt's COVID-19 spending for private school students; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
September 14, 2020 // Updated: September 14, 2020
Norman, Chickasha Lead Weekly Coronavirus Hotspots; Listen Frontier: The pandemic is spreading in Oklahoma prisons; Oklahoma approaching 900 total coronavirus deaths, as hospitalizations stabilize; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
September 11, 2020 // Updated: September 11, 2020
2nd prison inmate dies with COVID symptoms; President's downplay 'problematic' but local officials insist response was serious from day one; School virus reports won't be publicly reported. [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
September 10, 2020 // Updated: September 10, 2020
Oklahoma now ranked No. 4 for COVID-19 positivity rate; White House task force: Situation worsening, but statewide mask mandate now unnecessary; State trust fund warns injured workers it will be unable to make weekly payments in October; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
September 9, 2020 // Updated: September 9, 2020
COVID-19 is spreading in state prisons. Families say Oklahoma is not doing enough; Payne County sees spike in COVID-19 cases after OSU students return to campus; Black, Native American and fighting for recognition in Indian Country; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
September 8, 2020 // Updated: September 8, 2020
State details changes to COVID-19 dashboard data; Outbreaks in Prisons, Spread in College Towns Drive COVID-19 Hotspots; State employees association seeks COVID-19 hazard pay for prison employees; [More...]
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State examining hazard pay for corrections employees following staff deaths at Oklahoma prisons; State’s helpline inundated with desperate calls; Census director: 92% of Oklahomans counted with deadline approaching. [More...]
Stitt: COVID-19 treatments improving, mask mandate a local issue; School-age coronavirus infections outnumber oldest demographic for the past two weeks in Tulsa County; Federal judge upholds Oklahoma election law as ‘reasonable’; [More...]
White House report places Oklahoma in top 5 for positive test rate and daily COVID-19 cases; OSDH: Prison outbreak continues to elevate local numbers; Evictions continue statewide; expected to get worse; [More...]
Oklahoma maintains second-highest rate of residents without health insurance; Coronavirus in Oklahoma: Current cases climb in state prisons; Youngest OKCPS students will return to school sooner than anticipated; [More...]
Nearly half of men at Vinita prison test positive for COVID-19; OKC schools planning dates for in-person return to classes; Oklahoma Democrats ask AG for determination on Stitt's COVID-19 spending for private school students; [More...]
