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.
New analysis of Oklahoma’s FY 2020 state budget. End-of-session health care round-up. Oklahoma's higher education cuts have hit harder at regional universities. Stitt to end $1.5 million in state agency lobbying contracts. [More...]
Increased gross production taxes are fueling state’s revenue boom. Some Improve Our Tulsa money could go to fix flood damage, mayor says. 'We are with you,' Vice President Mike Pence tells local flood victims, volunteers. [More...]
Stitt hires assisted living CEO as Oklahoma DHS director. Okla. transportation director says floods costing $2 million-plus. Warning issued as heroin-related overdose deaths spike across state. [More...]
Oklahoma Department of Human Services director replaced. Vaccines become untouchable issue in Oklahoma politics. Opioid manufacturer's sales team targeted high prescribers of opioids for top marketing efforts. Oklahoma opioid prescriptions, overdoses by the numbers. [More...]
Report ranks Oklahoma third in nation in poor bridges. Medicaid expansion opponents seek to bar views of medical providers in court case. State turns focus onto J&J sales efforts. Hundreds to be released from prison under new state law. [More...]
What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk shares our most recent publications and other resources to help you stay informed about Oklahoma. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In The Know. [More...]
Legislators leave criminal justice reform bills on the table as prison population grows. Stitt signs 514 bills, vetoes 16 in first session. FDA warned opioid maker. Johnson & Johnson stands trial for the opioid crisis. Audio: Opioid trial begins, 2019 legislative session ends & Governor signs bills. [More...]
Budget Overview: The rebuilding project continues. Oklahoma is the “World’s Prison Capital.” That won’t change any time soon. Strangulation of women is common, chilling – and often a grim harbinger. U.S. football player's overdose death spotlighted in Oklahoma opioid trial. Stitt signs bill to curb 4-day school weeks. [More...]
AG Hunter: Drugmakers’ ‘greed’ helped ignite opioid crisis in Oklahoma. Jones Day assessment: Jess Eddy ‘generally credible’ on Boren allegation. Study: Medicaid expansion tied to drops in maternal, infant mortality rates. [More...]
Report: Oklahoma’s supply of skilled workers lagging badly. New jail trust could play role in criminal justice reform. Oklahoma opioid trial begins Tuesday. [More...]
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New analysis of Oklahoma’s FY 2020 state budget. End-of-session health care round-up. Oklahoma's higher education cuts have hit harder at regional universities. Stitt to end $1.5 million in state agency lobbying contracts. [More...]
Increased gross production taxes are fueling state’s revenue boom. Some Improve Our Tulsa money could go to fix flood damage, mayor says. 'We are with you,' Vice President Mike Pence tells local flood victims, volunteers. [More...]
Stitt hires assisted living CEO as Oklahoma DHS director. Okla. transportation director says floods costing $2 million-plus. Warning issued as heroin-related overdose deaths spike across state. [More...]
Oklahoma Department of Human Services director replaced. Vaccines become untouchable issue in Oklahoma politics. Opioid manufacturer's sales team targeted high prescribers of opioids for top marketing efforts. Oklahoma opioid prescriptions, overdoses by the numbers. [More...]
Report ranks Oklahoma third in nation in poor bridges. Medicaid expansion opponents seek to bar views of medical providers in court case. State turns focus onto J&J sales efforts. Hundreds to be released from prison under new state law. [More...]
What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk shares our most recent publications and other resources to help you stay informed about Oklahoma. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In The Know. [More...]
