By:
David Blatt
November 12, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
This is an expanded and edited version of a column that appeared in the Journal Record
As expected, Oklahoma voters have re-elected Governor Mary Fallin to a second term. Backed by a strong Republican majority in the legislature, the Governor…
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By:
David Blatt
November 10, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Last week’s election raised the number of female members of Congress to 100 for the first time in history, according to a post-election article in Vox. Women now make up 19 percent of the Representatives and Senators serving in Congress.…
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By:
David Blatt
November 4, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Sunday’s Tulsa Word featured a series of short articles by nine Tulsans explaining why they vote. These citizens spoke eloquently of their sense of civic obligation and responsibility. They spoke of the hard struggles that prior generations had fought to…
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By:
Steve Lewis
November 3, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Want to know more about what’s on the ballot tomorrow? Check out OK Policy’s 2014 Oklahoma Elections page, with information on voting times, state questions, judicial elections, and more.
Steve Lewis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives…
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Guest
October 29, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Ryan Kiesel is Executive Director of the ACLU of Oklahoma, as well as a former member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, alt-music aficionado and fierce truth-to-power speaker. Ryan‘s comments do not necessarily reflect the views of the ACLU of…
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By:
Nikki Hager
October 28, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Nikki Hager, a senior Political Science and Economics major at the University of Tulsa, is the Co-founder and President of the TU chapter of Common Sense Action. This is one of a series of responses to OK Policy’s blog posts…
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Guest
October 27, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Dr. Randal Burris is a life-long Oklahoman, a graduate of Oklahoma State University, and a practicing veterinarian from Broken Arrow. This is one of a series of responses to OK Policy’s blog posts on Oklahoma’s “broken democracy”.
Thank you for…
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By:
Guest
October 13, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
David Dickerson is a retired military officer who served in the active component, Reserve, and National Guard. He now works as an advocate for veterans at the local, state, and national level.
During the last thirteen years of sustained war…
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By:
David Blatt
September 30, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
It may have been hard for Oklahomans and other Americans not to develop an acute case of election envy during the recent Scottish referendum on independence. Eighty-five percent of eligible Scottish voters cast a ballot; in some districts, turnout topped…
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By:
David Blatt
September 16, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Last month, Oklahoma voters went to the polls for primary runoff elections. Well, a few voters went to the polls. Average turnout was a paltry 18.1 percent. In 11 of the 16 runoff contests, fewer than one in five registered…
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