By:
Steve Lewis
November 17, 2020 // Updated: November 17, 2020
Office of Juvenile Affairs (OJA) Executive Director Rachel Holt announced the hiring of Bryan Heil as superintendent of the agency’s new “Next Generation Campus.” The secure care (residential) treatment facility for youth who have committed a criminal offense is to…
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By:
Dave Hamby
November 15, 2020 // Updated: November 15, 2020
OK Policy announces Angela Monson as Outreach and Legislative Director; SQ 805’s defeat doesn’t signal end of justice reform efforts (Capitol Update); Policy Matters: Census numbers require 99.9% more context; Notes and numbers.
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By:
Dave Hamby
November 12, 2020 // Updated: November 12, 2020
The Oklahoma Policy Institute announced it has hired former Oklahoma lawmaker Angela Monson to help engage Oklahomans and elected officials with its work to make our state a place where everyone can thrive.
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By:
Steve Lewis
November 10, 2020 // Updated: November 10, 2020
Supporters of criminal justice reform are surely feeling the sting of defeat after Tuesday’s 61 percent to 39 percent loss of State Question 805. The measure would have banned enhancing penalties for a second or subsequent conviction for nonviolent offenses.…
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By:
Dave Hamby
November 8, 2020 // Updated: November 8, 2020
The voters have spoken, but issues remain; Enid News & Eagle: Accept election results and work to help country; Election news and notes.
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By:
Dave Hamby
November 1, 2020 // Updated: November 1, 2020
Managed care will be bad for patients and providers; Choose healthy news over junk; Extending teleconference meeting law requires special session (Capitol Update); Voting hits close to home; Election news & notes.
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By:
Emma Morris
October 28, 2020 // Updated: February 18, 2021
The Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) is currently accepting proposals from corporations, in an effort to privatize Medicaid and outsource the services that OHCA has successfully provided for decades. Managed care has already failed in Oklahoma, with no evidence to suggest the market has changed since the last attempt. This transition would not only be a significant financial risk for the state, but would likely harm both patients and providers.
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By:
Guest
October 26, 2020 // Updated: October 26, 2020
It is vitally important that consumers be able to distinguish substantive “healthy news” produced by legitimate journalists from sugary “junk news” spread by partisan or self-interested organizations.
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I would not be surprised to see a special session of the Legislature sometime after the election for the purpose of amending the Open Meetings Act. Prior to last session, the act required a quorum of all public bodies to…
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By:
Dave Hamby
October 25, 2020 // Updated: October 25, 2020
CDC eviction moratorium will help, but Oklahoma’s housing crisis still looms large; Battle brewing over managed care in Oklahoma; Policy Matters: SQ 814 isn’t only path to fund Medicaid expansion; Pandemic exposes shortfalls of health care system; Policy notes and numbers.
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