Columns & Op-Eds

2024

• Oklahoma chooses to let children stay hungry (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 8/21/24)
• Newly formed Interagency Council on Homelessness of Oklahoma is needed now more than ever (Sabine Brown, OK Policy, 8/19/24)
• More leaders should quash election conspiracies (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 8/14/24)
• All children have right to education (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 8/7/24) 
• Opinion: Stop using our children as political pawns (Shiloh Kantz, Tulsa World, 8/4/24)
• Let’s build upon justice system reforms, not roll them back (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 7/31/24)
• Not-so-happy anniversary to the minimum wage (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 7/24/24)
• Disagreement is natural, but incivility is a choice (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 7/17/24)
• Oklahoma needs bold leadership to shape our future (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 7/10/24)
• Community voices create people-first policy (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 6/26/24)
• Oklahoma’s minimum wage should be a living wage (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 6/20/24)
• Report shows Oklahoma children far from Top 10 (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 6/13/24)
• Oklahoma needs leaders who prioritize people, not politics (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 6/5/24)
• Steps to improve budget transparency next session (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 5/30/24)
• Poverty is a policy choice (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 5/23/24)
• Poorest Oklahomans need actions, not words (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 5/16/24)
• One step forward is still forward (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 5/9/24)
• Modernizing Sales Tax Relief Credit would help families, seniors (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 5/2/24)
• Finding hope in college students, new professionals (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 4/25/24)
• Voter-passed justice reforms haven’t been given chance to work (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 4/18/24)
• Tribes should have been consulted on sharing tag data. They weren’t. (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 4/11/24)
• Oklahoma voters deserve choices at the polls (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 4/4/24)
• Immigrants are vital to Oklahoma’s well-being (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 3/28/24)
• Budget transparency progressing, but needs all players on board (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 3/21/24)
• Every voice matters when shaping public policy (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 3/14/24)
• When is it OK to hate? (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 3/7/24)
• Nex Benedict’s death shows policy failures, harms from inaction (Jill Mencke and Polina Rozhkova, OK Policy, 3/7/24)
• Flipping the script on state’s upside-down tax system (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 2/29/24)
• Oklahomans should welcome a variety of new housing in their communities (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 2/22/24)
• Living wage remains out of reach for many Oklahomans (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 2/15/24)
• Oklahomans get what we pay for (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 2/8/24)
• Civil rights movement a model for early childhood education (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 2/1/24)
• What to expect when you’re expecting chaos — the Oklahoma Legislature edition (Shiloh Kantz, Tulsa World, 2/1/24)
• Legislature shouldn’t be ‘Fear Factor’ (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 1/25/24)
• Oklahomans need solutions, not grandstanding (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 1/18/24)
• Dr. King’s dream of economic freedom (Kandis West, OK Policy, 1/15/24)
• Reports reflect entrenched economic, racial disparities (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 1/10/24)
• Rule change threatens voter-approved reforms (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 1/3/24)

2023

• Restoring the Oklahoma Standard in the new year (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 12/28/23)
• Media literacy needed now more than ever (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 12/21/23)
• Senate’s budget transparency pledge is step in right direction (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 12/14/23)
• To thrive in today’s economy, Oklahoma needs investment, not continued tax cuts (Emma Morris, The Oklahoman, 12/7/23)
• Giving with intention and purpose (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 12/7/23)
• Help Oklahomans get covered, stay covered (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 11/30/23)
• ‘Minding the gap’ for state’s youth justice system (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 11/16/23)
• Respecting tribal sovereignty starts at the top (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 11/9/23)
• Fear is an ineffective policy tool (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 11/2/23)
• It’s time to rethink minimum wage (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 10/26/23)
• State needs fiscally responsible budget planning (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 10/12/23)
• It’s time to quit our Lone Star envy (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 10/5/23)
• Cutting revenue by eliminating personal income tax is quick route in race to nation’s bottom (Emma Morris, Tulsa World, 9/30/23)
• Poverty persists because we fail to act (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 9/28/23)
• Poverty comes from structural barriers, not personal choices (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 9/21/23)
• Ways to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 9/14/23)
• Removing barriers for Oklahoma’s workforce (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 9/7/23)
• Tax isn’t a four-letter word (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 8/31/23)
• Oklahoma must address affordable housing crisis (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 8/24/23)
• State question process vital to democracy (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 8/17/23)
• Community voices create better policy (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 8/10/23) 
• Back-to-school is not rosy for all Oklahoma families (Shiloh Kantz, Tulsa World, 8/6/23)
• Decades of Deferred Maintenance Threaten State’s Economic Future (Shiloh Kantz, 8/3/23)
• Weak politicians weaponize our differences (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 7/27/23)
• Busting the ‘bootstrap’ myth (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 7/20/23)
• Courts, harmful rhetoric delay justice for Tulsa Race Massacre (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 7/13/23)
• Summer months bring hungry Oklahomans (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 7/06/23)
• Engaging the next generation in local, state policy (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 6/29/23)
• Oklahoma children deserve better than 46th (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 6/15/23)
• All Oklahomans deserve freedom to exist (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 6/08/23)
• Do your lawmakers represent your values? (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 6/01/23)
• Last-minute state budget deals intentional, harmful (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 5/25/23)
• Everyday Oklahomans still waiting for inflation relief (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 5/18/23)
• Opinion: Tax cuts today means even worse Oklahoma outcomes tomorrow (Emma Morris, Tulsa World, 5/11/23)
• Continued tax cuts in Oklahoma aren’t fiscally conservative (Emma Morris, The Oklahoman, 5/11/23)
• School vouchers and tax cuts – buyer beware (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 5/11/23)
• Coming together in the people’s house (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 5/4/23)
• Long-term costs of private school tax credits (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 4/26/23)
• Addressing homelessness requires coordinated efforts (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 4/20/23)
• Protecting state question process vital for Oklahoma democracy (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 4/13/23)
• The state budget is a moral document (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 4/6/23)
• Upcoming local elections vitally important (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 3/30/23)
• The ‘small ball’ approach to economic development (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 3/22/23)
• Honoring women’s history starts with improving representation (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 3/16/23)
• Government actions can help Oklahoma families, businesses (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 03/09/23)
• Oklahoma in radical need of empathy (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 03/02/23)
• Public education is Oklahoma’s north star for Top 10 (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 02/23/23)
• Safe, affordable housing should not be a luxury (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 02/16/23)
• We can’t move forward if we don’t acknowledge past (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 02/09/23)
• A better Oklahoma tomorrow requires action today (Shiloh Kantz, Tulsa World, 02/05/23) 
• Lawmakers should focus on Oklahoma’s pressing needs (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 02/02/23)
• Envisioning an Oklahoma without poverty (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 01/26/23)
• Lawmakers should make budget process transparent (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 01/19/23)
• Tax incentives can bring short-term gains, long-term pains (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 01/12/23)
• Envisioning a better Oklahoma for everyone (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 01/5/23)

2022

• State, local media vital to Oklahoma’s well-being (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 12/29/22)
• Data should drive policy decision-making (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 12/22/22)
• Expanding taxes on services would diversify revenue base (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 12/15/22)
• Expanding health care is changing lives (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 12/08/22)
• December a key month for state’s nonprofits (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 12/01/22)
• Child Welfare Act vital to Native American heritage (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 11/17/22)
• Oklahomans need targeted, timely inflation relief (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 11/10/22)
• Voting for tomorrow’s tomorrows (Shiloh Kantz, Journal Record, 11/10/22)

2019

• Charging foul (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/16/19)
• No going back (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/09/19)
• Not so Quik! (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/02/19)
• Thank you, Steven Dow (David Blatt, Journal Record, 09/25/19)
• A bright spot in our justice system (David Blatt, Journal Record, 09/18/19)
• Rethinking the corporation (David Blatt, Journal Record, 09/11/19)
• Demanding action on gun safety (David Blatt, Journal Record, 09/04/19)
• OK Policy endorsing SQ 802 (David Blatt, Journal Record, 08/28/19)
• Life support for rural hospitals (David Blatt, Journal Record, 08/21/19)
• Epic fail (David Blatt, Journal Record, 08/14/19)
• Send me back? (David Blatt, Journal Record, 08/07/19)
• Bad breaks (David Blatt, Journal Record, 07/31/19)
• Don’t count them out (David Blatt, Journal Record, 07/24/19)
• Talk about it (David Blatt, Journal Record, 07/17/19)
• Time to redraw the rules (David Blatt, Journal Record, 07/10/19)
• A bottom 10 state for children (David Blatt, Journal Record, 06/26/19)
• Crumbling oversight of DHS (David Blatt, Journal Record, 06/19/19)
• Not a good year for everyone (David Blatt, Journal Record, 06/12/19)
• Wait until next year – once again (David Blatt, Journal Record, 06/05/19)
• Serving the public (David Blatt, Journal Record, 05/29/19
• Lesson learned (David Blatt, Journal Record, 05/22/19)
• Every person counts (David Blatt, Journal Record, 05/15/19)
• Last chances (David Blatt, Journal Record, 05/08/19)
• A low-key budget year (David Blatt, Journal Record, 05/01/19)
• Houses divided (David Blatt, Journal Record, 04/24/19)
• Oklahoma still in the red (David Blatt, Journal Record, 04/17/19)
• Smarter on crime (David Blatt, Journal Record, 04/10/19)
• Oklahoma lawmakers should restore the earned income tax credit (Courtney Cullison, NewsOK, 04/07/19)
• Activism Counts (David Blatt, Journal Record, 04/03/19)
• Testing teachers (David Blatt, Journal Record, 03/27/19)
• Fixing a broken record (David Blatt, Journal Record, 03/20/19)
• Let’s not save ourselves into the poorhouse (David Blatt, Journal Record, 03/13/19)
• A middle ground on agency appointments (David Blatt, Journal Record, 03/06/19)
• Never too late to do what’s right (David Blatt, Journal Record, 02/27/19)
• A funding promise we can count on (Carly Putnam, NewsOK, 02/24/19)
• Living up to our ideals (David Blatt, Journal Record, 02/20/19)
• Not so fine (David Blatt, Journal Record, 02/13/19)
• Walkout message not being heard (David Blatt, Journal Record, 02/06/19)
• New Legislature, new look (David Blatt, Journal Record, 01/30/19)
• Lessons from a shutdown (David Blatt, Journal Record, 01/23/19)
• A message for our new governor (David Blatt, Journal Record, 01/16/19)
• A chance to boost working families (David Blatt, Journal Record, 01/09/19)
• Don’t blow this one (David Blatt, Journal Record, 01/02/19)

2018

• The kids are alright (David Blatt, Journal Record, 12/26/18)
• The next step for Oklahoma schools (David Blatt, Journal Record, 12/19/18)
• State Question 780 is working (David Blatt, Journal Record, 12/12/18)
• A legacy to honor (David Blatt, Journal Record, 12/05/18)
• In jail for being poor (David Blatt, Journal Record, 11/28/18)
• Progressives’ hope (David Blatt, Journal Record, 11/14/18)
• Some election takeaways (David Blatt, Journal Record, 11/07/18)
• Thank you, candidates (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/31/18)
• An upside-down tax system (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/24/18)
• The crisis of rural and small-town Oklahoma (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/17/18)
• Oklahoma’s untapped potential voters (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/10/18)
• After oil and gas (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/03/18)
• Pay your interns (David Blatt, Journal Record, 09/26/18)
• Oklahomans left behind (David Blatt, Journal Record, 09/19/18)
• Doing good and doing well (David Blatt, Journal Record, 09/12/18)
• Democracy in action (David Blatt, Journal Record, 09/05/18)
• Been down so long (David Blatt, Journal Record, 08/29/18)
• 10 years to life for a misdemeanor? (David Blatt, Journal Record, 08/22/18)
• Second-class citizens (David Blatt, Journal Record, 08/15/18)
• Boom not making it to paychecks (David Blatt, Journal Record, 08/08/18)
• Avoid the wrong lessons from health board fiasco (David Blatt, Journal Record, 08/01/18)
• Still a conservative state? (David Blatt, Journal Record, 07/28/18)
• (Paper)work requirements (David Blatt, Journal Record, 07/18/18)
• Don’t shoot the messenger (David Blatt, Journal Record, 07/11/18)
• Voters send a message (David Blatt, Journal Record, 07/03/18)
• We need to do better for Oklahoma children (Gene Perry, The Oklahoman, 06/29/18)
• Food security under attack (David Blatt, Journal Record, 06/20/18)
• This is not us (David Blatt, Journal Record, 06/20/18)
• Too many lives lost (David Blatt, Journal Record, 06/13/18)
• Momentum for Expansion (David Blatt, Journal Record, 06/06/18)
• We’ve Come a Long Way (David Blatt, Journal Record, 05/30/18)
• Undecided on SQ 788 (David Blatt, Journal Record, 05/16/18) 
• Proposed Federal Work Requirements for Snap Benefits Are Too Harsh and Will Leave People Hungry (Chris Bernard, Eileen Bradshaw, Courtney Cullison and Katie Fitzgerald, Tulsa World, 05/17/18)
• A Brand-New House – and Senate (David Blatt, Journal Record, 05/16/18) 
• Pushing the Hot Buttons (David Blatt, Journal Record, 05/09/18) 
• Thoughts for Our Penny (David Blatt, Journal Record, 05/02/18)
• Political Perils (David Blatt, Journal Record, 04/25/18)
• What They Accomplished (David Blatt, Journal Record, 04/18/18)
• The Long Work of a Movement (David Blatt, Journal Record, 04/11/18)
• A Job Partly Done (David Blatt, Journal Record, 04/04/18)
• A Big Deal (David Blatt, Journal Record, 03/28/18)
• Punishing the Poor (David Blatt, Journal Record, 03/21/18)
• What will it take? (David Blatt, Journal Record, 03/14/18)
• A no-brainer (David Blatt, Journal Record, 03/07/18)
• No room for fear (David Blatt, Journal Record, 02/28/18)
• Let’s make a(nother) deal (David Blatt, Journal Record, 02/21/18)
• Don’t rush to consolidate power (David Blatt, Journal Record, 02/14/18)
• Cuts with consequences (David Blatt, Journal Record, 02/07/18)
• Consumer protection agency’s new direction is bad news for Oklahomans (Courtney Cullison, Tulsa World, 02/01/18)
• Unfinished business (David Blatt, Journal Record, 01/31/18)
• The Pink Wave (David Blatt, Journal Record, 01/24/18)
• What’s the big deal? (David Blatt, Journal Record, 01/17/18)
• The ACA lives (David Blatt, Journal Record, 01/10/18)
• The truth about Oklahoma schools (David Blatt, Journal Record, 01/03/18)

2017

• Misplaced priorities (David Blatt, Journal Record, 12/27/17)
• Hunger for the holidays (David Blatt, Journal Record, 12/20/17)
• Do it again (David Blatt, Journal Record, 12/13/17)
• Nothing to celebrate (David Blatt, Journal Record, 12/06/17)
• Out of bread (David Blatt, Journal Record, 11/08/17)
• Stop the sabotage  (David Blatt, Journal Record, 11/01/17)
• Listen to your constituents  (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/25/17)
• Let our people stay (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/18/17)
• Legislators need to listen to Oklahoma voters  (Gene Perry, 10/15/17)
• Mission: not impossible (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/11/17)
• Whom we ask to pay more (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/04/17)
• What’s really bad for business (David Blatt, Journal Record, 09/27/17)
• Oklahoma has a second chance to get its budget right (David Blatt, Journal Record, 09/20/17)
• Had enough? (David Blatt, Journal Record, 09/20/17)
• No libertarians in a flood zone (David Blatt, Journal Record, 09/13/2017)
• A blow to special interests (David Blatt, Journal Record, 09/06/2017)
• A constructive change in direction (David Blatt, Journal Record, 08/30/2017)
• There’s more to do (David Blatt, Journal Record, 08/23/2017)
• A second shot (David Blatt, Journal Record, 08/16/2017)
• Our compassion deficit (David Blatt, Journal Record, 08/09/2017)
• Do no harm (David Blatt, Journal Record, 08/02/2017)
• The blame game (David Blatt, Journal Record, 07/26/2017)
• Don’t backpedal on early education (Gene Perry, Journal Record, 07/19/2017)
• Where the jobs are (Gene Perry, Journal Record, 07/12/2017)
• Leading in the wrong direction (Gene Perry, Journal Record, 07/05/2017)
• Broken health care promises (Gene Perry, Journal Record, 06/28/2017)
• Why ‘smart on crime’ works (Gene Perry, Journal Record, 06/21/2017)
• Lessons of our history (Gene Perry, Journal Record, 06/14/2017)
• What’s a revenue bill? (David Blatt, Journal Record, 06/07/2017)
• Disappointment and hope (David Blatt, Journal Record, 05/31/2017)
• Let’s talk about jobs (David Blatt, Journal Record, 05/24/2017)
• Better to pay now (David Blatt, Journal Record, 05/17/2017)
• All of the above (David Blatt, Journal Record, 05/10/2017)
• No truth in labeling (David Blatt, Journal Record, 05/03/2017)
• Fix the budget (David Blatt, Journal Record, 04/26/2017)
• Tax cut fever has broken (David Blatt, Journal Record, 04/19/2017)
• Stepping up (David Blatt, Journal Record, 04/12/2017)
• Not a poor state (David Blatt, Journal Record, 04/05/2017)
• Obligation to educate all children (Gene Perry, Enid News & Eagle, 04/04/2017)
• What’s at stake (David Blatt, Journal Record, 03/29/2017)
• No more peace of mind (David Blatt, Journal Record, 03/22/2017)
• A stark choice (David Blatt, Journal Record, 03/15/2017)
• Whom do lawmakers represent? (David Blatt, Journal Record, 03/08/2017)
• Who are we? (David Blatt, Journal Record, 03/01/2017)
• Missing the point (David Blatt, Journal Record, 02/22/2017)
• A balancing act (David Blatt, Journal Record, 02/15/2017)
• The cost trap (David Blatt, Journal Record, 02/08/2017) 
• Partial progress (David Blatt, Journal Record, 02/01/2017) 
• Labor pains (David Blatt, Journal Record, 01/25/2017) 
• Complicated and simple (David Blatt, Journal Record, 01/18/2017)
• Time has come for higher gas tax (David Blatt, Journal Record, (01/11/2017) 
• A tax credit that works (David Blatt, Journal Record, (01/04/2017) 

2016

• It’s the revenue (David Blatt, Journal Record, 12/28/2016) 
• ‘Repeal and delay’ would disrupt health care for millions (David Blatt, Journal Record, 12/21/2016) 
• Trigger warning (David Blatt, Journal Record, 12/14/2016) 
• Biggest threat to low-income families in generation (David Blatt, Journal Record, 12/07/2016) 
• Taking scissors to the safety net (David Blatt, Journal Record, 11/20/2016) 
• Back on the hook (David Blatt, Journal Record, 11/16/2016)
• Small signs of change (David Blatt, Journal Record, 11/09/2016) 
• A better approach (David Blatt, Journal Record, 11/02/2016)
• Who’s not voting? (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/26/2016)
• Red herrings (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/19/2016)
• A prayer for all faiths (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/12/2016) 
• Just say yes (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/05/2016)
• Of rights and privileges (David Blatt, Journal Record, 09/28/2016) 
• Shortsighted cuts will bring long-term costs (David Blatt, Journal Record, 09/21/2016)
• A win for schools and students (David Blatt, Journal Record, 09/14/2016)
• Public supports make a difference (David Blatt, Journal Record, 09/07/2016)
• Four-day school weeks leaves more kids hungry (David Blatt, Journal Record, 08/31/2016)
• How not to create opportunity (David Blatt, Journal Record, 08/24/2016)
• Restoring the right to vote (David Blatt, Journal Record, 08/17/2016)
• Turning a corner (David Blatt, Journal Record, 08/10/2016) 
• Sales tax holiday is poor public policy (David Blatt, Journal Record, 08/03/2016)
• The progressive case for SQ779 (David Blatt, Journal Record, 07/27/2016)
• Off the runoff (David Blatt, Journal Record, 07/20/2016)
• A win-win (David Blatt, Journal Record, 07/13/2016)
• A welcome thaw (David Blatt, J0urnal Record, 07/06/2016)
• June surprise (David Blatt, Journal Record, 06/29/2016) 
• Destitution in Oklahoma (David Blatt, Journal Record, 06/22/2016)
• Don’t call cuts inevitable (David Blatt, Journal Record, 06/15/2016)
• Don’t undo Oklahoma smart-on-crime efforts (Ryan Gentzler, NewsOK, 6/15/2016)
• So close to criminal justice reform (David Blatt, Journal Record, 06/08/2016)
• Short-sighted solution, long term detriment (Gene Perry, Tulsa Voice, 06/01/2016)
• Pat on the back, or kick in the pants? (David Blatt, Journal Record, 06/01/2016)
• The empathy gap (David Blatt, Journal Record, 05/25/2016)
• When rules go out the window, watch out (David Blatt, Journal Record, 05/18/2016)
• A mockery of justice (Ryan Gentzler, Tulsa Voice, 5/15/2016)
• Unbelievable (David Blatt, Journal Record, 05/11/2016)
• Public education fights back (David Blatt, Journal Record, 05/04/2016)
• Breaking the impasse (David Blatt, Journal Record, 04/27/2016) 
• Oklahoma leaders have their sights on the wrong credits (Gene Perry, The Oklahoman, 04/20/2016)
• Doubling down (David Blatt, Journal Record, 04/13/2016) 
• A health care high wire act (David Blatt, Journal Record, 04/06/2016)
• Time to do what works on criminal justice reform (Ryan Gentzler, Tulsa World, 03/30/2016) 
• This is real (David Blatt, Journal Record, 03/30/2016)
• The blame game (David Blatt, Journal Record, 03/23/2016)
• Tick-tick-tick (David Blatt, Journal Record, 03/16/2016)
• Making our vote matter (David Blatt, Journal Record, 03/09/2016)
• A rare act of political courage (David Blatt, Journal Record, 03/02/2016)
• Should Oklahoma tax more services? (David Blatt, Journal Record, 02/24/2016)
• No easy way out (David Blatt, Journal Record, 02/10/2016)
• A smarter approach (David Blatt, Journal Record, 02/03/2016)
• Really, governor? (David Blatt, Journal Record, 01/27/2016) 
• The right decision (David Blatt, Journal Record, 01/20/2016)
• Oil prices aren’t the only reason for Oklahoma’s budget problems (David Blatt, Tulsa World, 01/15/2016)
• Teacher shortage a growing problem (David Blatt, Journal Record, 01/13/16)
• We heart Oklahoma (David Blatt, Journal Record, 01/06/2016)

2015

• How did this happen? (David Blatt, Journal Record, 12/23/2015)
• Gratias Deo pro Mississippi (David Blatt, Journal Record, 12/16/2015)
• Out of balance (David Blatt, Journal Record, 12/09/2015)
• A matter of trust (David Blatt, Journal Record, 12/02/2015)
• A better way? (David Blatt, Journal Record, 11/18/2015)
• The wrong strategy (David Blatt, Journal Record, 11/11/2015)
• Give and take (David Blatt, Journal Record, 11/04/2015)
• Stop flying blind (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/28/15)
• Time for hard questions (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/21/15)
• A runaway danger (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/14/15)
• Defending our rights (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/07/15)
• A dreary sequel (David Blatt, Journal Record, 09/16/15)
• Missing the celebration (David Blatt, Journal Record, 09/09/15)
• Driving Mom’s lessons home (David Blatt, Journal Record, 09/02/15)
• No child left hungry (David Blatt, Journal Record, 08/19/15)
• Income inequality at all-time high (Chan Aaron, Oklahoma Gazette, 8/13/15)
• No way home for Oklahomans with felony records (David Blatt, Journal Record, 08/12/15)
• The kids are all right (David Blatt, Journal Record, 08/05/15)
• Oklahoma’s forfeiture laws are in need of reform (Gene Perry and Trent England, The Oklahoman, 08/02/15)
• Oklahoma’s political offices are out of balance (David Blatt, Journal Record, 07/29/15)
• Reasons for shame and hope (David Blatt, Journal Record, 07/22/15)
• Don’t feed misconceptions about food stamp program (David Blatt, The Oklahoman, 7/17/2015)
• Happy birthday, Medicare and Medicaid (David Blatt, Journal Record, 7/15/2015)
• New overtime rules will create a stronger middle class (David Blatt, Journal Record, 7/8/2015)
• Battle over Affordable Care Act is over (David Blatt, Journal Record, 7/1/2015)
• Safety net shows success at fighting poverty (David Blatt, Journal Record, 6/24/2015)
• State budget not adding up to what’s needed (David Blatt, Journal Record, 6/17/2015)
• No more waiting till next year to invest in education (David Blatt, Journal Record, 6/10/2015)
• Slashing taxes further is not the path to a stronger economy (Gene Perry, Tulsa World, 6/7/2015)
• Parties on common ground with criminal justice reforms (David Blatt, Journal Record, 6/3/2015)
• Honest conversation needed about the state budget (Gene Perry, The Oklahoman, 5/29/2015)
• Why the rush on state budget bill? (David Blatt, Journal Record, 5/27/2015)
• Wind power tax credit was easy target (David Blatt, Journal Record, 5/20/2015)
• Tax cut red herrings (David Blatt, Journal Record, 5/13/2015)
• Showcase Oklahoma sounds with OKPOP museum (David Blatt, Journal Record, 5/7/2015)
• The Oklahoman’s tall tale about Medicaid funds (David Blatt, Journal Record, 4/29/2015)
• Behind the good life (David Blatt, Journal Record, 4/22/2015)
• Do the right thing for Dank (David Blatt, Journal Record, 4/15/2015)
• Legislatures goes small and goes home (David Blatt, Journal Record, 4/8/2015)
• Tax cut boosters trade sledgehammer for chisel (David Blatt, Journal Record, 4/1/1015)
• To improve Oklahoma’s health, Gov. Mary Fallin should drop opposition to affordable health insurance (Carly Putnam, Tulsa World, 3/26/2015)
• A show of support for teachers (David Blatt, Journal Record, 3/25/2015)
• Seven things Oklahoma can do to balance its budget without damaging health, safety or economic well-being (David Blatt, Tulsa World, 3/23/2015)
• Halt the tax cut (David Blatt, Journal Record, 3/18/2015)
• Remember the children of the Civil Rights Movement (David Blatt, Journal Record, 3/11/2015)
• Wage push gains steam (David Blatt, Journal Record, 3/4/2015)
• Double whammy behind budget hole (David Blatt, Journal Record, 2/25/2015)
• When it’s a crime to work (David Blatt, Journal Record, 2/18/2015)
• Those released from Oklahoma prisons need help, too (Gene Perry, The Oklahoman, 2/15/2015)
• A true test of accountability (David Blatt, Journal Record, 2/11/2015)
• Mixed messages from Mary (David Blatt, Journal Record, 2/4/2015)
• Election reform proposals bring hope (David Blatt, Journal Record, 1/28/2015)
• Upside-down tax structure (David Blatt, Journal Record, 1/21/2015)
• Constitutional Convention a wildcard (David Blatt, Journal Record, 1/14/2015)
• Shortfalls and triggers (David Blatt, Journal Record, 1/7/2015)

2014

• Tax credit reform winds are blowing (David Blatt, Journal Record, 12/17/2014)
• Voices missing from the Legislature (David Blatt, Journal Record, 12/10/2014)
• There’s a way, where’s the will to expand health insurance? (David Blatt, Journal Record, 12/3/2014)
• ACA road bumpy, not a dead end (David Blatt, Journal Record, 11/19/2014)
• Poor choices (David Blatt, Journal Record, 11/12/2014)
• Four more years – for what? (David Blatt, Journal Record, 11/5/2014)
• Our broken democracy (David Blatt, Journal Record, 20/29/2014)
• Still giving away the store on education funding (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/22/2014)
• Just a few (state) questions (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/15/2014)
• With Oklahoma’s ACA lawsuit, V is for defeat (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/8/2014)
• The way and the will to reform criminal justice (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/1/2014)
• Curb your enthusiasm about the state economy (David Blatt, Journal Record, 9/24/2014)
• Minimum wage is not enough (David Blatt, Journal Record, 9/17/2014)
• Guess what? Obamacare is working (David Blatt, Journal Record, 9/10/2014)
• Off the runoff (David Blatt, Journal Record, 9/3/2014)
• Wrong numbers on Oklahoma welfare payments (David Blatt, Journal Record, 8/27/2014)
• Governor’s health care emails offer worrisome look (David Blatt, Journal Record, 8/20/14)
• Governor Bellmon: Ahead of his time (David Blatt, Journal Record, 8/13/2014)
• Hard to fathom health care choices by Fallin, Pruitt (David Blatt, Journal Record, 8/6/2014)
• Big win for #oklaed (David Blatt, Journal Record, 7/30/2014)
• Term limits myths and realities (David Blatt, Journal Record, 7/23/2014)
• Tax cuts leave Kansas in critical condition (David Blatt, Journal Record, 7/16/2014)
• InsureOklahoma: An extension, but not a solution (David Blatt, Journal Record, 7/9/2014)
• Tax lawsuit could be a game changer (David Blatt, Journal Record, 7/2/14)
• Health care cuts bear heavy cost (David Blatt, Journal Record, 6/25/14)
• Proposed Medicaid changes could endanger lives, health (David Blatt, Tulsa World, 6/22/2014)
• The Bluest Eye should be suggested reading for all Oklahomans (Carly Putnam, Oklahoma Gazette, 6/18/2014)
• Broken promises of Oklahoma scholarships (David Blatt, Journal Record, 6/18/2014)
• Repeal of Common Core is no surprise (David Blatt, Journal Record, 6/11/2014)
• Health care cuts were an avoidable disaster (David Blatt, Journal Record, 6/4/2014)
• ‘They Caved’ (David Blatt, Journal Record, 5/28/2014)
• Budget deal falls short (David Blatt, Journal Record, 5/21/2014)
• Who do they work for? (David Blatt, Journal Record, 5/14/2014)
• Respect for teachers (David Blatt, Journal Record, 5/7/2014)
• Time to get serious on wasteful tax giveaways (David Blatt, Journal Record, 4/30/2014)
• Education advocates need to keep up the pressure (David Blatt, Journal Record, 4/23/2014)
• Unless we protect revenue, Oklahoma faces nothing but bad choices (David Blatt, Journal Record, 4/16/2014)
• Who knows best about whether to retain third-graders? (David Blatt, Journal Record, 4/9/2014)
• It’s time to end tax break that has become unaffordable for Oklahoma (David Blatt, Oklahoman, 4/6/2014)
• Are tax cuts unpopular but inevitable? (David Blatt, Journal Record, 4/2/2014)
• Chronic budget pains (David Blatt, Journal Record, 3/26/2014)
• Pension changes would put us on the wrong path (David Blatt, Journal Record, 3/19/2014)
• Better tax cut triggers (David Blatt, Journal Record, 3/12/2014)
• Oklahoma’s budget choices rest on incomplete information (Gene Perry and Elizabeth McNichol, NewsOK, 3/9/2014)
• Oklahoma flying blind on fiscal planning (David Blatt, Journal Record, 3/5/2014)
• Despite administration’s ‘What me, worry?’ approach, Oklahoma budget challenges are serious (David Blatt, Journal Record, 2/26/2014)
• Tax rate has nothing to do with Oklahoma’s competitive disadvantage (David Blatt, NewsOK, 2/23/2014)
• Not waiting for her wings (David Blatt, Journal Record, 2/19/2014)
• From Henry to Henry (David Blatt, Journal Record, 2/12/2014)
• Hit the brakes on drilling tax break (David Blatt, Journal Record, 2/5/2014)
• No good options without additional mental health funding (David Blatt, Journal Record, 1/29/2014)
• A quarter-century after HB 1017. heading towards last again on education (David Blatt, Journal Record, 1/22/2014)
• The unfinished war on poverty (David Blatt, Journal Record, 1/15/2014)
• We must stay committed to the ‘War on Poverty’ (Gene Perry, Oklahoma Watch, 1/11/2014)
• Cutting taxes, cutting budgets, cutting common sense (David Blatt, Journal Record, 1/8/2014)

2013

• Education cuts behind a feel-good letdown (David Blatt, Journal Record, 12/31/2013)
• Affordable Care Act brings a healthier new year (David Blatt, Journal Record, 12/24/2013)
• Boosting jobs should take priority over deficit reduction (David Blatt, Journal Record, 12/18/2014)
• Leveling the playing field between Main Street and online (David Blatt, Journal Record, 12/11/2013)
• In reform, focus on needs of real students (Gene Perry, Oklahoma Gazette, 12/11/2013)
• A tale of two states and the Affordable Care Act (David Blatt, Journal Record, 12/04/2013)
• Special challenges: Oklahoma’s third grade retention law and special-needs students (David Blatt, Journal Record, 11/20/2013)
• More budget blues (David Blatt, Journal Record, 11/13/2013)
• Quality control needed in Quality Jobs Program (David Blatt, Journal Record, 11/06/2013)
• Lessons unlearned? (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/30/2013)
• Inequality, the Great Recession and déjà vu (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/23/2013)
• One crisis solved (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/16/2013)
• Neglected Oklahomans (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/09/2013)
• A chance to help Oklahoma families and businesses (David Blatt with Robert J. LaFortune, Tulsa World, 10/06/2013)
• A Sooner Success Story (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/02/2013)
• Fulfilling the pledge (David Blatt, Journal Record, 09/25/2013)
• Severe cuts to education threaten Oklahoma’s future (Gene Perry, The Oklahoman, 9/20/2013)
• Heading the wrong way (David Blatt, Journal Record, 9/18/2013)
• Obamacare 1, 2, 3 (David Blatt, Journal Record, 9/11/2013)
• Smokey the Bandit (David Blatt, Journal Record, 9/04/2013)
• Paying for Piper (David Blatt, Journal Record, 8/28/2013)
• Oklahomans will pay price (David Blatt, Journal Record, 8/21/2013)
• Rays of Hope (David Blatt, Journal Record, 8/14/2013)
• Poverty, race, and geography (David Blatt, Journal Record, 8/07/2013)
• A good answer (David Blatt, Journal Record, 7/31/2013)
• What does it take? (David Blatt, Journal Record, 07/24/2013)
• Bad breaks (David Blatt, Journal Record, 07/17/2013)
• Time for middle-out economics (Gene Perry, OK Gazette, 07/17/2013)
• A path forward (David Blatt, Journal Record, 07/10/13)
• A SNAP success story (David Blatt, Journal Record, 06/26/2013)
• The Colors of Money (David Blatt, Journal Record, 06/19/13)
• Closing the gap (David Blatt, Journal Record, 06/12/2013)
• Making the Grade: State leaders grade the 2013 legislative session (David Blatt, Oklahoma Economic Report, 05/31/2013)
• Unfinished business (David Blatt, Journal Record, 6/5/2013)
• A false choice (David Blatt, Journal Record, 5/29/2013)
• Good job, teach (David Blatt, Journal Record, 5/22/2013)
• Oklahoma fiscal 2014 budget doesn’t meet the values test (Gene Perry, NewsOK, 5/19/2013)
• Bonding bugaboo (David Blatt, Journal Record, 5/15/2013)
• Silver linings and tax cuts (David Blatt, Journal Record, 5/8/2013)
• Poppycock (David Blatt, Journal Record, 5/1/2013)
• Bells toll for reform (David Blatt, Journal Record, 4/10/2013)
• Counterpoint: Don’t pull that trigger (Gene Perry, Oklahoma Gazette, 4/3/2013)
• Reform fatigue (David Blatt, Journal Record, 4/3/2013)
• We can’t afford to reject federal health care (Tiece Dempsey, Tulsa World, 3/27/2013)
• Many sizes fit all (David Blatt, The Journal Record, 3/27/2013)
• Proceed with caution (David Blatt, The Journal Record, 3/20/2013)
• Pulling the plug (David Blatt, The Journal Record, 3/13/2013)
• Failing the test (David Blatt, The Journal Record, 3/6/2013)
• The right thing to do (David Blatt, Journal Record, 2/27/2013)
• Education first (David Blatt, Journal Record, 2/20/2013)
• Five years strong (David Blatt, Journal Record, 2/13/2013)
• Tax cuts not self-funding (David Blatt, Journal Record, 2/6/2013)
• Tax cut drama continues (David Blatt, Journal Record, 1/30/2013)
• Medicaid expansion is affordable, and vital (Kate Richey, Oklahoma Gazette, 1/23/2013)
• Are we better off? (David Blatt, Journal Record, 1/23/2013)
• Budget blues (David Blatt, Journal Record, 1/16/2013)
• Back to the brink (David Blatt, Journal Record, 1/9/2013)
• Taxing issues (David Blatt, Journal Record, 1/2/2013)

2012

• Drilling credit past its usefulness (Letter to Oklahoman, 12/28/12)
• What’s the plan? (David Blatt, Journal Record, 12/26/2012)
• Affordable Care actions put Oklahomans last (David Blatt, Tulsa World, 12/21/2012)
• A tale of two parades (David Blatt, Journal Record, 12/19/2012)
• The Kansas Experiment: Don’t try this at home (David Blatt, Journal Record, 12/12/2012)
• Inequality matters (David Blatt, Journal Record, 12/5/2012)
• Cutting off our noses (David Blatt, Journal Record, 11/28/2012)
• Saying yes (David Blatt, Journal Record, 11/14/2012)
• Casting my vote (David Blatt, Journal Record, 11/7/2012)
• Ballot measures – SQ 759 & 764 (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/31/2012)
• Winners and losers – SQ 758 & 766 (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/24/2012)
• Ballot measures – SQ 762 & 765 (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/17/2012)
• We can find a better solution if SQ 766 fails (Gene Perry, CapitolBeatOK, 10/11/2012)
• Bridging the gap (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/10/2012)
• We all pay taxes (David Blatt, Journal Record, 10/3/2012)
• Helping our neighbors (David Blatt, Journal Record, 9/26/2012)
• Stretching the care net (David Blatt, Journal Record, 9/19/2012)
• The untold stimulus story (David Blatt, Journal Record, 9/12/2012)
• Low-wage recovery (David Blatt, Journal Record, 9/5/2012)
• On the right path (David Blatt, Journal Record, 8/29/2012)
• Preventable Pain (David Blatt, Journal Record, 8/23/2012)
• Wrong debate (David Blatt, Journal Record, 8/16/2012)
• Charting our own course (David Blatt, Journal Record, 8/9/2012)
• Burning the furniture to heat the house (David Blatt, Journal Record, 8/2/2012)
• Medicaid matters (David Blatt, Journal Record, 7/19/2012)
• Oklahoma and Medicaid Expansion (David Blatt, Oklahoma Gazette, 7/18/2012)
• Recipe for disaster (David Blatt, Journal Record, 7/12/2012)
• Beyond the rhetoric on health care reform (David Blatt, Journal Record, 7/3/2012)
• Real solutions for the long-term unemployed (David Blatt, Journal Record, 6/27/2012)
• After the ruling (David Blatt, Journal Record, 6/20/2012)
• Leveling the playing field (David Blatt, Journal Record, 6/13/2012)
• Give ex-felons a chance (David Blatt, Journal Record, 6/6/12)
• Tax debate continues (David Blatt, Journal Record, 5/30/2012)
• A question of fairness (David Blatt, Journal Record, 5/23/2012)
• No free lunch (David Blatt, Journal Record, 5/16/2012)
• Heed call for children (David Blatt, Journal Record, 5/9/2012)
• In this together (David Blatt, Journal Record, 5/2/2102)
• Tax credits worth saving (Gene Perry, Oklahoma Gazette, 5/2/2012)
• No ‘Laffing’ matter (David Blatt, Journal Record, 4/25/2012)
• The terrible thing about triggers (Gene Perry, Tulsa World, 4/21/2012)
• Sure path to prosperity (David Blatt, Journal Record, 4/18/2012)
• Cutting income tax is wrong approach for Oklahoma (David Blatt and Gene Perry, The Oklahoman, 1/15/2012)
• Tax elimination talk ignores huge needs (David Blatt, Tulsa World, 1/7/2012)

2011

• Race and joblessness (Kate Richey, Oklahoma Gazette, 12/7/2011)
• Point-counterpoint: Ending personal income tax (David Blatt, The Oklahoman, 12/4/2011)
• Federal health plan will reduce strain on providers (David Blatt, The Oklahoman, 11/2/2011)
• Playing your best hand with only half your cards (David Blatt and Gene Perry, Tulsa World, 5/25/2011)

2010

• Passage of SQ 744 would mean bad news for Oklahoma (David Blatt, The Oklahoman, 6/21/2010)
• Put leadership above politics (David Blatt, Tulsa World, 5/12/2010)
• Avoiding a catastrophe (David Blatt, The Oklahoman, 4/4/2010)
• Lessons we can learn from the fiscal downturn (David Blatt, The Oklahoman, 1/13/2010)

2009

• Hard budget choices remain (David Blatt, Tulsa World, 6/17/2009)
• Exploring options in budget crisis (David Blatt, The Oklahoman, 2/25/2009)
• Health insurance bill a step backward (David Blatt, Tulsa World, 2/19/2009)

2008

• We’re in this together (David Blatt, The Oklahoman, 11/16/2008)

 

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