By:
Kate Richey
December 17, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Welfare as it exists in the minds of many Americans bears little resemblance to welfare as it exists in reality. The nation’s ‘welfare’ cash assistance program was functionally dismantled in the mid-1990s, but especially in Oklahoma, leaders still lean heavily…
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David Blatt
December 16, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Electoral participation is a cornerstone of our representative democracy. The vote allows citizens to participate freely and fairly in the political process and ensures that elected officials stay accountable to their constituents.
Yet in Oklahoma we are seeing growing signs…
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By:
David Blatt
December 15, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Although Oklahoma is now several years removed from the worst of the fiscal crisis that accompanied the Great Recession, the gap between the cost of providing basic public services and the revenues we collect to pay for them seems to…
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By:
Carly Putnam
December 14, 2014 // Updated: July 25, 2015
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Gene Perry
December 12, 2014 // Updated: December 12, 2014
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Each week the OK PolicyCast brings you the most important news about Oklahoma and what it means. In this episode, we share…
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By:
Steve Lewis
December 11, 2014 // Updated: December 11, 2014
Steve Lewis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1989-1991. He currently practices law in Tulsa and represents clients at the Capitol. You can sign up on his website to receive the Capitol Updates newsletter by email.…
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Guest
December 10, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Sarah Julian is the Director of Communications for the Oklahoma Public School Resource Center, a non-profit that provides support and resources to the state’s public schools.
Oklahoma’s public schools continue to face difficult financial challenges—this is neither new nor surprising.…
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On Dec. 11, the state Department of Human Services will host Tim Knapp for his talk, “Services to the Homeless,” as part of its Practice & Policy lecture series. As the director of career training and education at The Bowery…
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