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July 8, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Christy Finsel is an enrolled tribal member of the Osage Nation and the Coordinator of the Oklahoma Native Assets Coalition. She has been engaged in asset building research and program design and implementation since 2003.
Oklahoma is home to thirty-nine…
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July 1, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Naneida Lazarte Alcalá is a Research Manager with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Oklahoma State University. Krista Schumacher is a Senior Researcher with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services. She is working…
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Gene Perry
June 26, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
When it comes to the role of taxes and public services in the economy, we too often engage in an ideological debate that changes no one’s mind. One side talks about the importance of investing in schools, roads, and public…
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We need a whole community to meet the needs of the whole child.The community school model is a cost-effective, national reform strategy that seeks to do just that.
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On the state Senate floor in the waning hours of the final day of the 2014 legislative session, Sen. Josh Brecheen (R-Coalgate) read a passage from Toni Morrison’s novel The Bluest Eye as part of his effort to derail Common…
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Oklahoma is a hungry state. A 2011 study ranked Oklahoma 15th nationwide for food insecurity; one in six Oklahomans lacks consistent access to adequate food. And food insecurity is higher for children than adults: one in four children was food-insecure…
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May 8, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
David Ocamb is the Sierra Club, Oklahoma Chapter Director and registered lobbyist. Whitney Pearson is the Associate Organizing Representative for the Beyond Coal Campaign in Oklahoma.
Governor Fallin recently signed into law SB 1456, which repeals the prohibition against utilities…
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Camille Landry is a writer, activist, and social justice advocate who lives in Oklahoma City. This post is part of our “Neglected Oklahoma” series, which tells the stories of Oklahomans in situations where the basic necessities of life are hard…
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Oklahoma made national news in April when it enacted a new law barring cities from establishing a mandatory minimum wage. Oklahoma is not the only state with a blanket ban on raising the minimum wage; a handful of other states…
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This post is by OK Policy intern Haley Stritzel. Haley is a University of Tulsa student pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies.
In his budget plan for next year, President Obama has proposed expanding…
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