By:
Guest
July 14, 2016 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Brian Ted Jones is director of education for Kirkpatrick Foundation. Data on farm employment is from census records accessed through the Oklahoma Department of Libraries.
Since 1990, the number of agricultural jobs in Oklahoma has declined by 77 percent, according…
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Steve Lewis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1989-1991. He currently practices law in Tulsa and represents clients at the Capitol. You can find past Capitol Updates archived on his website.
Two House members and one…
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The weeks before the Presidential primaries on Super Tuesday back in March were heady times in Oklahoma. The leading candidates for the Republican and Democratic nominations held large, enthusiastic rallies in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Voter registrations surged by nearly…
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Gene Perry
June 14, 2016 // Updated: May 2, 2019
State Question Information
Enmienda Estatal Oklahoma 2016 En Español
2016 Oklahoma State Question Guide (OK Policy)
SQ 776: Constitutional Amendment on the Death Penalty
State Question 777: Constitutional Limits on Regulation of Agriculture
State Question 779: Sales Tax for Education…
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David Blatt
February 4, 2016 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Over 1,700 bills and resolutions have been introduced for the 2016 legislative session, along with an equal number of measures from last session that remain alive and could still be considered this year. Despite the plethora of legislation, there is…
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By:
Guest
January 11, 2016 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Alexandra Bohannon is an OK Policy Research Fellow. She is currently a second-year student in the Master of Public Administration program with a concentration in public policy at the University of Oklahoma. Alexandra works as a Graduate Research Assistant for…
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Guest
January 5, 2016 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Matt Hecox is an OK Policy Research Fellow in the Master of Public Administration program at the University of Oklahoma. Hecox has previously worked as a legislative assistant for the Oklahoma House of Representatives during the 2014 legislative session and…
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Guest
November 10, 2015 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Chris Powell is past chair of the Oklahoma Libertarian Party.
Fewer people voted in the 2014 Oklahoma gubernatorial election than have participated in any election for governor in this state since 1978, when the population was about 900,000 people smaller.…
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David Blatt
August 20, 2015 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Low voter turnout is a serious problem in Oklahoma, as we’ve discussed previously in issue briefs and blog posts. Most recently, just one in three eligible voters in Oklahomans went to the polls in the 2014 mid-term election. Electoral disengagement…
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By:
David Blatt
August 12, 2015 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Every two years, the U.S. Census Bureau issues a report on voter participation in the most recent elections based on a national survey conducted the previous November. The news from this year’s report ain’t pretty. Fewer Americans voted in the…
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