Time is closing in on legislators. The constitutional deadline for sine die adjournment is the last Friday in May, which this year May 28. But in the past few years the Legislature has recessed before the deadline to give itself… Read more
Capitol Watch: With Less Than a Month Left, Legislature’s Budget Plan Remains Elusive; Oklahoma's Legislature has a history of passing unconstitutional laws; Op-ed: Follow through on SQ 781 by funding treatment and rehabilitation services;
Stitt Administration’s Partially Privatized Medicaid Plan Finds Unexpected Opponent: OK House GOP; Oklahoma House OKs ban on teaching critical race theory; THD's Bruce Dart describes two key COVID-19 metric thresholds that would raise concerns if crossed as mask mandate sunsets;
Oklahoma names 3 new Health Department hires, including state epidemiologist; Stitt signs bill requiring fiscal impact statements on initiative petitions; ‘There will be consequences’ for Sen. Nathan Dahm;
Oklahoma gains nearly 200K residents over last decade; Oklahoma governor battles with members of own party over Medicaid privatization plan; Oklahoma saw about a 40% decline in daily vaccinations, health officials say;
Historically Black neighborhood in Oklahoma City finds no relief from decades of explosions; COVID-19: Tulsa County continues to see slight increase in weekly case count; State Senate leader calls out caustic rhetoric; plays profanity-ridden voicemail;
House, Senate unveil proposed legislative redistricting maps; Oklahoma school funding boost earns unanimous House support; Oklahoma House challenges Gov. Kevin Stitt by approving rival Medicaid plan; Oklahoma governor signs bill to crack down on protesters
‘Take a sense of ownership’: Town hall talks COVID-19 vaccine, Black community; Applications Open June 1 For Coverage Under Oklahoma's Medicaid Expansion; Virus-related unemployment claims rise in Oklahoma;
Enrollment for Oklahoma's Medicaid expansion begins June 1; Epic to make some finances public; Oklahoma prisons ahead in vaccinations but advocates say earlier access could have saved lives; "A Day without Taxes"; State EITC supports working families
Twelve years ago, I wrote this article to make a point about the essential role taxes play in our everyday lives. Since then, however, the real Oklahoma has moved closer to the one I feared in my dream.
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