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Guest
April 4, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Fred Benjamin serves as the Chief Operating Officer of Medicalodges, Inc., an employee-owned company that owns and operates over 30 facilities in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma, employing over 2,200. This post is adapted from his testimony before the US House…
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Gene Perry
April 3, 2013 // Updated: April 3, 2013
You may have noticed a new feature appearing on our sidebar recently. On each blog post and publication page, the “Explore More” box allows you to see numerous topics and articles related to the story you are reading. You can…
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By:
Gene Perry
April 2, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
A wide-ranging government modernization bill passed in 2011 required all funds disbursed from the State Treasury be sent electronically. A major effect of this provision is that the Oklahoma Tax Commission will no longer send paper checks for tax refunds.…
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A key component of the Affordable Care Act’s efforts to expand access to health insurance is providing federal funds to extend Medicaid to all adults making less than 138 percent of the federal poverty limit. With the Supreme Court’s ruling…
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By:
Gene Perry
March 29, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
The Oklahoma League of Women Voters is hosting “FOCU$ on Education!”, a panel discussion about the importance of funding public education in Oklahoma. Panelists include David Blatt from the Oklahoma Policy Institute; Sharon Rodine from the Oklahoma Institute for Child…
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Last summer, the United States Supreme Court in National Federation of Independent Business vs. Sebelius (NFIB) found the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) to be constitutional. The re-election of President Obama confirmed that the law would continue to…
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Guest
March 27, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Kathy McKean is the director of the Oklahoma Technical Assistance Center, which provides evaluation and professional development to Oklahoma schools.
The drive to improve education that began with the publication of A Nation at Risk in 1983 has continued for…
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