By:
David Blatt
August 23, 2010 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Ryan Kiesel, the author of this guest blog, has served as State Representative from District 28 since 2004 and is not seeking reelection. Ryan is the leader of the Oklahoma Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society.
This November, Oklahoma…
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By:
David Blatt
August 20, 2010 // Updated: October 17, 2012
Okay, we’ll give this another shot.
We’re not OPI (although we like the ‘dedicated to excellence’ part):
A family-owned company committed to the highest quality products and to our customers’ well-being, OPI has long been a leader in the community…
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By:
David Blatt
August 19, 2010 // Updated: May 2, 2019
The Oklahoma Asset Building Coalition is hosting a series of regional meetings on asset building strategies for increasing the financial security of families and communities throughout Oklahoma. Anyone working in the private sector, public sector or a non-profit with an…
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By:
David Blatt
August 18, 2010 // Updated: May 2, 2019
This is the fourth in an ongoing series of posts looking at the impact of the new federal health care reform law on Oklahoma and Oklahomans. Our previous posts have explored the “cliff effect” , the impact on state budgets…
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By:
David Blatt
August 16, 2010 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Everyone would agree that the right to vote is one of the most basic and cherished freedoms in a democracy. A ballot measure facing Oklahoma’s voters in November, SQ 746, raises the question of whether protecting the right to vote…
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By:
David Blatt
August 13, 2010 // Updated: May 2, 2019
John Thompson is an Oklahoma City teacher with 18 years of urban high school experience and an education blogger at thisweekineducation.com. He contributes regularly to our blog on education issues.
A large body of social science has demonstrated the long-term…
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By:
David Blatt
August 12, 2010 // Updated: May 2, 2019
This week, OK Policy put out the latest edition of Numbers You Need, our monthly bulletin of key economic and budget indicators for the state. Our main headline was of an economic recovery stuck in neutral. While there are certain…
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By:
David Blatt
August 10, 2010 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Treasurer Scott Meacham today announced that General Revenue (GR) collections for the first month of the new state fiscal year, FY ’11, came in 9.9 percent above the prior year and 11.9 percent above the official certified estimate. The sales…
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My decision to take vacation over the final week of July and first week of August allowed me to avoid not only some of the worst of the summer heat wave here in Oklahoma but also much of the heated…
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A key provision of the health care reform law passed in March creates new insurance options for individuals with pre-existing health conditions. The new program, known as the Oklahoma Temporary High Risk Pool, began accepting applications this week. Click here…
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