By:
Kate Richey
December 16, 2012 // Updated: February 6, 2013
by Wayne Green, Tulsa World
In crisis, there is opportunity. It’s a cliche, because it’s true.
Relatively recent state history provides a great example – 2010’s state budget crisis turned into a jackpot for the oil and gas industry in…
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By:
Kate Richey
December 12, 2012 // Updated: July 16, 2013
by Clifton Adcock, Oklahoma Gazette
Perlinda George, a student at Oklahoma City Community College, had hoped to sign up for coverage in an expanded Medicaid program under the auspices of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). However, with Gov. Mary Fallin’s…
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By:
Kate Richey
December 5, 2012 // Updated: February 6, 2013
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by David Blatt
Oklahoma’s economy has grown faster than most in recent years, but new research finds that almost all the income gains are going to the wealthiest households. That inequality is growing at a troubling rate.
A common…
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By:
Kate Richey
November 23, 2012 // Updated: February 6, 2013
by Wayne Green, Tulsa World
When she rejected federal funding to expand the state’s Medicaid system under the Affordable Care Act, Gov. Mary Fallin said buying into the program that would have extended coverage to thousands of uninsured Oklahomans could…
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By:
Kate Richey
November 21, 2012 // Updated: February 6, 2013
Why does the standoff between Gov. Mary Fallin and the Affordable Care Act remind us of the battle between Sylvester and Tweety Bird?
First, the Republican governor delayed implementing aspects of the ACA, otherwise known as Obamacare, in hopes that…
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By:
David Blatt
November 19, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019

Governor Fallin’s decision not to expand the Medicaid program to cover uninsured low-income adults is deeply troubling and unfortunate, putting politics over the interests of Oklahomans.
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By:
Gene Perry
November 15, 2012 // Updated: November 15, 2012
CONTACTS: CBPP: Shannon Spillane, 202-408-1080, spillane@cbpp.orgEPI: Phoebe Silag, 202-775-8810, psilag@epi.orgOK POLICY: Gene Perry, 918-794-3944, gperry@okpolicy.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 15, 2012
Incomes for poor and middle-class families in Oklahoma have stagnated since the late 1990s, with nearly all of the…
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By:
Kate Richey
November 3, 2012 // Updated: February 6, 2013
by Michael McNutt, The Oklahoman
Passage of State Question 765 next week would not abolish the state’s largest agency, supporters of the measure said Friday.
SQ 765 would repeal three sections of the state constitution and add another, essentially eliminating…
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By:
Kate Richey
October 24, 2012 // Updated: February 6, 2013
Dwight Hughes, Superintendent at High Plains Technology Center
On November 6, 2012, Oklahoma voters will not only vote for a presidential candidate, but we will also decide six state questions to possibly amend the State Constitution. Amending the State Constitution…
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By:
Gene Perry
October 23, 2012 // Updated: October 23, 2012
(Tulsa, OK): Tax breaks for the oil and gas industry are growing out of control and squeezing out resources for schools, roads, public safety, and other keys to long-term economic growth, according to a new report issued today by the…
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