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 10, 2021 // Updated: September 13, 2021
Oklahoma attorney general now fighting temporary injunction in school mask mandate case; COVID-19 crushes state with convergence of low vaccination, nursing shortage; Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, Sen. James Lankford rebuke Biden's planned vaccine mandates; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
September 9, 2021 // Updated: September 13, 2021
Advocate, lawmakers want to review court fee structure in Oklahoma; Medical tents, trailer morgues and determinations on who gets a ventilator: Oklahoma hospitals shift toward crisis standards of care; Oklahoma schools can mandate masks, if parents are able to exempt children, with judge's order now in effect; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
September 8, 2021 // Updated: September 13, 2021
Oklahoma governor removes only physicians from medical board; Stillwater hospital puts tents in parking lot, brings in Medical Reserve Corps to help with COVID influx; Covid overflow at Memorial calls for emergency shelter; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
September 7, 2021 // Updated: September 11, 2021
State medical association concerned over governor's removal of OHCA board members; Overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients, Oklahoma nurses plead for people to get vaccinated; Children with special needs face life-long pandemic impact. Their families feel left behind; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
September 3, 2021 // Updated: September 11, 2021
Children make up nearly 25% of new COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma, data shows; What does COVID-19 have to do with water supply? Why cities are asking people to conserve; COVID-19 tests are in high demand; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
September 2, 2021 // Updated: September 11, 2021
COVID-19: Oklahoma jumps to No. 5 for death rate amid ICU strain, higher 'dwell time' in hospitals; Oklahoma’s Ban on School Mask Mandates is on Hold. Here’s What You Need to Know; In rural Oklahoma, suspicions run high while vaccination rates stay low; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
September 1, 2021 // Updated: September 11, 2021
Oxygen supplies grow precarious amid COVID surge; Almost 9,200 Oklahomans have died of COVID-19; Editorial: Mask decisions should be back in school districts' hands; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
August 31, 2021 // Updated: September 11, 2021
Schools are COVID-19 hot spots in Tulsa County as experts caution that declining hospitalizations don't mean peak is past; Oklahoma City hospitals report no ICU beds available; State mask bans face federal civil rights inquiries; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
August 30, 2021 // Updated: September 11, 2021
Oklahomans dying of COVID nearly 2 times the U.S. rate as 'unnecessary suffering' overwhelms hospitals; Oklahoma’s nursing shortage existed long before COVID-19, but the pandemic has worsened it; Oklahoma COVID vaccinations increase as Delta variant spreads; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
August 27, 2021 // Updated: September 11, 2021
School-age children make up Oklahoma’s largest increase in COVID-19 cases; Oklahoma Attorney General Wants Court Order Blocking School Mask Requirements; Five years after voters approved landmark criminal justice reforms, counties are still waiting for mental health funding; [More...]
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Oklahoma attorney general now fighting temporary injunction in school mask mandate case; COVID-19 crushes state with convergence of low vaccination, nursing shortage; Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, Sen. James Lankford rebuke Biden's planned vaccine mandates; [More...]
State medical association concerned over governor's removal of OHCA board members; Overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients, Oklahoma nurses plead for people to get vaccinated; Children with special needs face life-long pandemic impact. Their families feel left behind; [More...]
