Author: Tyler Parette

Affected by budget cuts and testing, dozens of Oklahoma teachers are running for office (PBS Newshour)

[arve url=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/MB2CGMIaOEA”] JUDY WOODRUFF: In some parts of the country, it’s not just the presidential race on voters’ minds. State elections are taking center stage in some places, too, like Oklahoma, where education is at the forefront of the ballot.… Read more [More...]

5 shootings, 5 cities: The black-white financial divide (CNN Money)

By Tanzina Vega  From Charlotte to Tulsa to Baton Rouge, the killing of blacks at the hands of police has sparked outrage and protests in several cities across the country. The fatal shooting of a black man in El Cajon,… Read more [More...]

Two state questions propose criminal sentencing reform (The Ada News)

By Joy Hampton Cnhi NORMAN — Oklahoma has been warehousing people rather than reforming them because the Department of Corrections doesn’t have the money to address root causes, prison reform advocate Kris Steele said. The former speaker of the House… Read more [More...]

State Question 779 is unsatisfactory solution to Oklahoma’s education budget crisis (OU Daily)

By Paula Schonauer  I can’t believe I am contemplating voting “no” on something that would give teachers a pay raise. At times I am fully against State Question 779, but at other times I waffle, left wondering about how its… Read more [More...]

Despite price swoon, energy still key to Oklahoma economy, chamber report says (The Oklahoman)

By Paul Monies  Lower prices and technology advancements have led to big changes in Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry, but raising severance taxes could dampen future development, a research report by the State Chamber of Oklahoma said Wednesday. Last year,… Read more [More...]

Oklahoma Policy Institute releases highest, lowest state aid numbers (Enid News)

By Sally Asher  Oklahoma Policy Institute released a report detailing how much state aid per student each district in Oklahoma receives, and one district in Northwest Oklahoma is at the bottom of the list. Billings Public Schools, in Noble County,… Read more [More...]

Ahead of Oct. 14 registration deadline, remember these reasons to vote (NONDOC)

By Josh McBee Take a tip from “King” George Strait and remember to check yes or no on each of seven state questions on Oklahoma’s ballot this year. Because while voter apathy at the national level is understandable, albeit problematic,… Read more [More...]

Oklahoma Struggles With Its Tough-on-Crime Past (Take Part)

By Mark Obbie  In his first eight sessions as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, Kris Steele paid scant attention to crime and punishment. But, in 2008, Steele’s work on the state budget put Oklahoma’s prison system in… Read more [More...]

New Census data shows Oklahoma has slightly improved its poverty rate (KFOR)

By Dallas Franklin  OKLAHOMA CITY – The poverty rate for Oklahoma has dropped slightly, new Census data shows. According to the Oklahoma Policy Institute, new Census data shows Oklahoma made some progress in reducing the percentage of families living in… Read more [More...]

Policy Talk At The Shop Set At Barber Shop In City (The Lawton Constitution)

By – Staff Lawton residents are teaming up with Together Oklahoma to host Policy Talk at the Shop from 4-6 p.m. Sept. 24 at Ice Tre’s Barber Shop, 2104 W. Gore. Together Oklahoma (TOK) describes itself as a nonpartisan coalition… Read more [More...]