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
October 28, 2019 // Updated: October 28, 2019
Oklahoma census to take place without state funding; State retirees demand COLA as legislators set to receive pay raises; Surprise medical bills hit many Oklahomans; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
October 27, 2019 // Updated: October 26, 2019
On Thursday, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) released a report which found that cuts in funding for higher education have contributed to rapid, significant tuition increases and pushed more of the costs of college students, leading to worsened racial and class inequality. [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
October 25, 2019 // Updated: October 25, 2019
Medicaid expansion campaign turns in 313,000 signatures, breaks record; $3.29 billion education budget request passes state board; State higher education funding cuts have pushed costs to students and worsened inequality, national report says; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
October 24, 2019 // Updated: October 24, 2019
State superintendent's new budget request aims to restore state aid for Oklahoma public schools to 2009 level; McAlester students’ lunch debts on the rise; ‘Largest single-day commutation in nation’s history’ expected to take place in Oklahoma next month; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
October 23, 2019 // Updated: October 23, 2019
Health Care Authority seeks Medicaid consultant to guide Stitt's health plan; Oklahoma Medicaid expansion supporters to turn in signatures on Thursday; Attorney general discusses implementation of Marsy's Law; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
October 22, 2019 // Updated: October 22, 2019
‘Deeply Flawed’: Lawmakers urged to overhaul state’s bail bond system; Hundreds of DOC employees left off pay raise list; Some Medicaid costs avoided with Native American population, but that may not be enough to sway stakeholders; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
October 21, 2019 // Updated: October 21, 2019
Legislators look to Stitt for health care plan to rival Medicaid expansion initiative; House legislators to increase oversight of state boards, commissions; Prisons average at least 1 assault daily, stats show; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
October 20, 2019 // Updated: October 21, 2019
During the 2018 legislative session, lawmakers created a group of 22 stakeholders who have the opportunity to fundamentally transform Oklahoma’s justice system for the better: the Oklahoma Criminal Justice Reclassification Coordination Council. [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
October 18, 2019 // Updated: October 18, 2019
Attorney general to meet with tribes to discuss gaming compacts; Lawmakers wrestle with hepatitis C costs; Hundreds of inmates could be released by Thanksgiving; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
October 17, 2019 // Updated: October 17, 2019
Major shakeup at Oklahoma Department of Corrections with board departures and agency staff moves; Advocates push for Medicaid expansion in Oklahoma; Oklahoma students working to keep music alive in low-income schools; [More...]
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Oklahoma census to take place without state funding; State retirees demand COLA as legislators set to receive pay raises; Surprise medical bills hit many Oklahomans; [More...]
On Thursday, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) released a report which found that cuts in funding for higher education have contributed to rapid, significant tuition increases and pushed more of the costs of college students, leading to worsened racial and class inequality. [More...]
Medicaid expansion campaign turns in 313,000 signatures, breaks record; $3.29 billion education budget request passes state board; State higher education funding cuts have pushed costs to students and worsened inequality, national report says; [More...]
State superintendent's new budget request aims to restore state aid for Oklahoma public schools to 2009 level; McAlester students’ lunch debts on the rise; ‘Largest single-day commutation in nation’s history’ expected to take place in Oklahoma next month; [More...]
Health Care Authority seeks Medicaid consultant to guide Stitt's health plan; Oklahoma Medicaid expansion supporters to turn in signatures on Thursday; Attorney general discusses implementation of Marsy's Law; [More...]
Major shakeup at Oklahoma Department of Corrections with board departures and agency staff moves; Advocates push for Medicaid expansion in Oklahoma; Oklahoma students working to keep music alive in low-income schools; [More...]
