Margaret (Maggie) den Harder obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Christian Theology from Seattle Pacific University and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Oklahoma. Originally from the Pacific Northwest area of Washington state, Maggie has called Tulsa home for the past 8 years. Since living in Tulsa, Maggie has worked in the legal field, higher education administration, and the nonprofit sector as well as actively volunteering in the community. Maggie also recently spent time at the City of Tulsa as a consultant and wrote the content for Resilient Tulsa, an action-oriented strategy designed to better equity in Tulsa. Through her work, community involvement, and personal experiences, Maggie is interested in the intersection of the law and mental health and addiction treatment issues, preventative and diversion programs, and maternal mental health, particularly post-partum depression and post-partum psychosis. While working at Oklahoma Policy Institute as a research intern, Maggie further developed an interest in family dynamics and stability, economic security-related stress, and intergenerational trauma.
By: Maggie Den Harder
September 25, 2017 // Updated: October 3, 2017
By Ben Felder
When the compressor broke on the industrial refrigerator at the Cocina De Mino Mexican restaurant in south Oklahoma City, co-owner Tim Wagner faced a $5,000 replacement or a quick fix for around $1,500.
“I just went ahead… Read more [More...]
By: Maggie Den Harder
September 15, 2017 // Updated: September 19, 2017
By Stillwater News Press
Progressive think tank, Oklahoma Policy Institute, this week released updated U.S. Census statistics that showed the U.S. as a whole decreased its overall poverty percentage. That’s great, until you see how Oklahoma fared.
With national poverty… Read more [More...]
By: Maggie Den Harder
September 14, 2017 // Updated: September 19, 2017
By Matt Trotter
New Census data shows poverty and uninsured rates in Oklahoma were essentially flat from 2015 to 2016. From 2015 to 2016, the state’s poverty rate went from 16.1 to 16.3, while the uninsured rate went from 13.9… Read more [More...]
By: Maggie Den Harder
September 5, 2017 // Updated: September 12, 2017
By O’Colly Editorial Board
We are at history’s mercy. Our actions today decide what our children and grandchildren will one day read in textbooks.
How will they talk about the Dreamers? What if one of our sons or daughters come… Read more [More...]
By: Maggie Den Harder
September 2, 2017 // Updated: September 12, 2017
By Dale Denwalt
The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling that upheld the automobile sales tax could give lawmakers an easier way to raise revenue.
The court defined the difference between creating a new tax, which requires a supermajority vote, and modifying… Read more [More...]
By Ebong Udoma
Connecticut is a blue state that has fiscal problems. Oklahoma is a red state that has fiscal problems. Conservatives blame Connecticut’s problems on liberal tax-and-spend policies. And liberals blame Oklahoma’s problems on conservative economic policies.
We decided… Read more [More...]
By Matt Trotter
Tulsa County’s poor, majority black neighborhoods are struggling the most with rising court costs.
For example, in Turley, where 57 percent of residents are black and the poverty rate is nearly 40 percent, the total court debt… Read more [More...]
By David Koon
The Guardian UK recently published a deep and enlightening dive into the fortunes of Oklahoma, the Republican-dominated state where the petroleum industry largely holds sway over environmental regulations, fracking-driven earthquakes rattle the land, school teachers make less… Read more [More...]
By The Oklahoman Editorial Board
The state Department of Labor has begun the overdue work of reviewing job licensing requirements in Oklahoma, with an eye on perhaps changing some of those requirements. An initial public meeting about the idea offered… Read more [More...]
By Gaby Galvin
In Oklahoma, oil drillers have reaped the benefits of the lowest effective tax rates in the nation while the state’s schools have struggled to keep their doors open.
As U.S. oil patches boomed between 2008 and 2014,… Read more [More...]
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