By:
Dave Hamby
April 25, 2021 // Updated: April 25, 2021
Oklahomans demanded Medicaid expansion. We must do it quickly and get it right: Paid family and medical leave is good for families and businesses; SB 511 creates a legal path for harm reduction in Oklahoma (Guest Post); Policy Matters: SB 2 traumatizes Oklahomans, threatens economic progress; State Supreme Court nominations: Unnecessary to ‘fix’ what’s not broken (Capitol Update)
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By:
Dave Hamby
April 18, 2021 // Updated: April 18, 2021
A Day Without Taxes?; Friction between elected officials rises to public view (Capitol Update); Medicaid helps fill gaps in tribal health services (Oklahoma Medicaid Stories); Policy Matters: EITC supports working Oklahomans
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By:
Dave Hamby
April 11, 2021 // Updated: April 10, 2021
We have better options than a costly and poorly targeted income tax cut; Policy Matters: Asking better questions; How HB 1888 came back from the dead this session (Capitol Update); School funding issues.
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By:
Dave Hamby
April 4, 2021 // Updated: April 4, 2021
Well-designed paid family and medical leave programs assist working families; Policy Matters: Legislative maneuvering is just plain bad governance; Don’t shift more tax money to charters at the cost of traditional public schools; Policy notes and numbers.
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By:
Dave Hamby
March 28, 2021 // Updated: March 28, 2021
SQ 640 continues limiting lawmakers, needs to be revisited; Happy Birthday ACA! And what federal COVID relief means for your health care; A SoonerCare success story; Policy Matters: Foot dragging over Medicaid expansion; Countdown to Care
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By:
Dave Hamby
March 21, 2021 // Updated: March 21, 2021
Want to reduce Oklahoma’s public services, hurt local business, and shrink our economy? Eliminate the corporate income tax; Policy Matters: State revenue cuts are not pro-business; Fixing Oklahoma’s court fines and fees problem (Capitol Update); Countdown to Medicaid Expansion
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By:
Lstrom
March 14, 2021 // Updated: March 14, 2021
OK Policy Statement: Half-billion dollars in corporate and individual tax cuts is irresponsible, shortsighted and dangerous; Paid Family and Medical Leave is a crucial step towards modernizing our economy; Policy Matters: Addressing gender inequity; HB 1795 reduces driver’s license suspensions for court fines and fees
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By:
Dave Hamby
March 7, 2021 // Updated: March 7, 2021
Improve our social insurance programs to encourage work and support working families; Legislators must protect Oklahomans’ health care; Policy Matters: Everything is bigger in Texas, including tax burdens; Oklahoma’s children need funding to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
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By:
Dave Hamby
February 28, 2021 // Updated: February 28, 2021
SB 704 would be step towards reducing Oklahoma’s incarceration rate (Capitol Update); Together Oklahoma Talks Policy: Thriving Families; Policy Matters: State must recommit to higher education funding.
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By:
Dave Hamby
February 21, 2021 // Updated: February 20, 2021
Oklahoma among worst states for higher education cuts; Together Oklahoma Talks Policy: Healthy Oklahomans and Safe Communities; (Capitol Update) Lawsuit challenges OHCA’s managed care proposal; Policy Matters: Rethinking Oklahoma’s ‘tough on crime’ approach to justice; Virtual Day of Action, March 4
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