By:
Dave Hamby
January 17, 2021 // Updated: January 17, 2021

OK Policy State Budget Summit, Advocate Training set for Jan 26 & 27; New GAO report details problems with managed care (Capitol Update); Policy Matters: Protecting, securing our state Capitol; Governor's guidance sets wrong goal
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Dave Hamby
January 10, 2021 // Updated: January 10, 2021

Vape taxes aren’t the answer for Medicaid expansion; 'Organizational day’ at the Capitol'; A look back at 2020's top stories; Ignoring information doesn’t make problem disappear
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By:
Dave Hamby
December 20, 2020 // Updated: December 20, 2020

Revenue estimates don’t make budgets. Leaders do; Oklahomans deserve state leadership; New KIDS COUNT® pandemic policy report shows immediate action needed for Oklahoma children; Policy Matters: Avoiding the benefit ‘cliff effect’
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By:
Dave Hamby
December 13, 2020 // Updated: December 13, 2020

Report shows intricate, fragile interconnectedness of public assistance programs for Oklahomans; Reducing Oklahoma’s court fines and fees is police reform; An early look at two recently filed Senate Bills (Capitol Update); Charitable giving is an investment for today and tomorrow.
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By:
Dave Hamby
December 6, 2020 // Updated: December 6, 2020

How are Oklahoma children doing?; There are many reasons to call a special session and, contrary to claim from the Governor’s office, no reasons not to; Policy Matters: Redistricting meetings don’t account for pandemic, rural geography.
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By:
Dave Hamby
November 22, 2020 // Updated: November 22, 2020

Public being denied opportunity for input about significant change to Oklahoma health care policy; Oklahoma’s fines and fees system worsening the economic crisis for families and courts; Managed care will have a disproportionate impact on Indigenous communities; Policy Matters: When ‘pretty please’ isn’t enough.
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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 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:
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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