By:
Shiloh Kantz
December 19, 2024 // Updated: December 19, 2024
This column originally ran in the Journal Record on May 29, 2024
This legislative session, lawmakers placed great emphasis on budget transparency. It’s been revealing to watch the process unfold, but there are steps lawmakers can take to build on…
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Regional Organizers support OK Policy in the development and implementation of virtual and community-based advocacy actions that further policy goals.
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We know that towards the end of the year you are bombarded with appeals to give to worthy nonprofit organizations who do great work in our state and our communities. In an effort to inject a bit of levity to…
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By:
Annie Taylor
December 17, 2024 // Updated: December 23, 2024
As 2024 comes to a close, we’re proud to share some of OK Policy’s most impactful publications of the year. From in-depth reports and thoughtful commentary to data-driven analysis, these highlights reflect our commitment to advancing policies that build a…
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In an opinion piece in the Tulsa World last weekend, Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler appears to find himself again at odds with the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) over its interactions with the…
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By:
Dave Hamby
December 13, 2024 // Updated: December 13, 2024
What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk shares our most recent publications and other resources to help you stay informed about Oklahoma. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In…
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By:
Steve Lewis
December 9, 2024 // Updated: December 9, 2024
Another step toward the beginning of the 60th Legislature occurred last week when Senate President Pro Tempore Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, named committee chairs and rounded out the remaining members of the Senate leadership team that had not been announced. Committee…
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By:
Guest
// Updated: December 9, 2024
Lawmakers should consider dental therapy legislation to expand needed essential dental services for the state's rural, Tribal, and underserved communities.
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What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk shares our most recent publications and other resources to help you stay informed about Oklahoma. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In…
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By:
Steve Lewis
December 2, 2024 // Updated: December 2, 2024
The settlement appears to reflect the best in government and in private citizenship. The attorneys took on an unpopular cause, the AG cut through politics and resolved to settle the case, the governor and commissioner came to the table and made reasonable concessions while protecting the state's interests as they saw them, and a former federal magistrate lent his skills for the public good.
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