“Let’s be careful that we aren’t putting forward legislation that impacts certain vulnerable communities in a negative way.”
-Sen. George Young, D-Oklahoma City, about his proposed legislation that would require a racial impact statement to accompany any bill that would lengthen sentences, create a new offense or change penalties for existing offenses [The Oklahoman]
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A fourth generation Oklahoman from Pawhuska, Dave Hamby has more than three decades of award-winning communications experience, including for Oklahoma higher education institutions and business organizations. Before joining OK Policy, he oversaw external communications for Rogers State University and The University of Tulsa. He also has worked for Oklahoma State University and the Chamber of Commerce in Fort Smith, Arkansas. A graduate of OSU's journalism program, he was a newspaper reporter at the Southwest Times Record in Fort Smith. Dave joined OK Policy in October 2019.
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