Last month I gave a presentation to a meeting of the State Chamber of Commerce along with a representative from another state policy organization. I was struck, and frankly dismayed, by the extent to which my co-presenter spoke as if…
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This week, Wayne Rohde sent out an e-mail informing his friends and networks of his family’s decision to leave Oklahoma. For the last several years, Wayne and his wife Robyne have been tireless and fierce advocates for Nick’s Law, legislation…
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If you work for or with a non-profit agency or philanthropic foundation, you’ll want to attend the next event in the Community Development Speaker Series hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. On July 20th from 1:30 –…
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From time to time, we use the OK Policy blog to post contributions that offer interesting perspectives on important policy issues for the state. This is the second of two posts from John Thompson, an Oklahoma City teacher with 18…
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A new poll from the Pew Research Center presents interesting findings about the state of public opinion regarding the state fiscal crisis. A late June poll of 1,001 adults found a majority of respondents saying that states should fix their…
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From time to time, we use the OK Policy blog to post contributions from guests on important policy issues for the state. Brad Byers is a retired Tulsan whose professional experience includes having been public affairs officer for the National…
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July 1st marks the start of the new state fiscal year in most of the country – but as glad as state Governors, fiscal directors and legislators will be to see the end of the annus horribilis of 2010, don’t…
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Last March, we ran a blog post we titled “Kill the drill” commenting on a front-page New York Times story on the steep drop in drilling activity that accompanied plunging oil prices and gas prices in early 2009. The Times…
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Editor’s note: Over the past eight months it has been my privilege to spend one hour a week doing food prep at Iron Gate, one of Tulsa’s largest and most active food assistance programs. I invited Connie Cronley, Iron Gate’s…
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Each year, the State Board of Equalization meets three times to review and approve projected revenues for the upcoming fiscal year – in December, February and June. At this year’s June meeting, which took place earlier this week, the Board…
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