By: Tyler Parette
February 7, 2017 // Updated: March 15, 2017
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin gave her annual state of the state address Monday to kick off the 2017 legislative session. Here is some of the reaction:
Oklahoma Policy Institute
We applaud Gov. Fallin’s call to fix Oklahoma’s structural budget deficits… Read more [More...]
By: Tyler Parette
February 6, 2017 // Updated: March 15, 2017
By Randy Ellis
Proposals in Gov. Mary Fallin’s State of the State speech drew a variety of comments Monday. Here are a few of them:
“The governor has laid out the boldest policy proposals the state has seen in decades… Read more [More...]
By: Tyler Parette
February 5, 2017 // Updated: March 15, 2017
By Barbara Hoberock and Randy Krehbiel
Shaping policy begins with shaping the legislative body that creates it.
That’s why special interests spend uncounted millions of dollars advancing their ideas to the public, and to identify and nurture potential candidates for… Read more [More...]
By: Tyler Parette
February 3, 2017 // Updated: March 15, 2017
By Ben Felder and Dale Denwalt
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The Oklahoman’s Ben Felder and Dale Denwalt host their inaugural episode for “Political State,” a weekly podcast that looks at the world of politics on a state, local and federal level. This… Read more [More...]
By: Tyler Parette
February 2, 2017 // Updated: February 20, 2017
By Kristen Shanahan
OKLAHOMA CITY – Out of jail and in debt.
It is a vicious cycle some argue puts Oklahomans back in the same jail they just got out of.
Jami Hood knows what it is like to spend… Read more [More...]
By: Tyler Parette
February 1, 2017 // Updated: February 20, 2017
By Bret Buganski
OKLAHOMA CITY —
The Oklahoma Policy Institute is calling on the state Legislature to make big changes to save citizens money and keep people who miss court fees out of jail.
“Too often this leads to a… Read more [More...]
By: Tyler Parette
January 30, 2017 // Updated: February 20, 2017
By Sidney Lee
Voting is the best-known and most basic way to be politically active in the United States, but it isn’t the only way.
Together Oklahoma encourages Oklahomans to talk with their state legislators about causes that matter to… Read more [More...]
By: Tyler Parette
January 27, 2017 // Updated: February 20, 2017
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Oklahoma lawmakers appear to be realizing they have cut about all they can and now it’s time to fine new revenue streams to keep state government operating. A legislative leader, an economist and a budget expert have all… Read more [More...]
By: Tyler Parette
January 26, 2017 // Updated: February 20, 2017
By Matt Trotter
Block grants as federal funding are catching on for the purported flexibility they offer states, but there are downsides.
While an Affordable Care Act repeal could cost more than 300,000 Oklahomans their heath insurance, Republicans’ plans for Medicaid… Read more [More...]
By Matt Trotter
You’ve heard this before, but it’s just as true today — Oklahoma is locked into a structural budget deficit.
“Or, even simpler, we’re broke,” said Oklahoma Policy Institute Executive Director David Blatt at the group’s fourth annual budget… Read more [More...]