By:
Steve Lewis
August 20, 2018 // Updated: May 2, 2019

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.
With about a week to go, the statewide runoff campaigns have turned negative. Surprise, Surprise. People wonder…
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By:
Max West
August 15, 2018 // Updated: May 2, 2019

Max West was an OK Policy summer intern. He is a recent graduate of Rogers State University with a degree in Public Affairs, and recently began law school at Oklahoma City University School of Law.
There were many surprising outcomes…
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By:
David Blatt
August 2, 2018 // Updated: December 19, 2019

Several months ago, we wrote about this year’s Oklahoma elections following the candidate filing period. Based on the unusually high numbers of open seats, candidates filing for office, and challenges to incumbents, it already looked as if 2018 could be…
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By:
Max West
July 18, 2018 // Updated: May 2, 2019

Max West is an OK Policy intern and a recent graduate of Rogers State University with a degree in Public Administration. He will begin law school at Oklahoma City University School of Law this fall.
Oklahoma’s 2018 primary election was…
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By:
Gene Perry
July 10, 2018 // Updated: May 2, 2019

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A couple…
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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.
This election year in Oklahoma, and probably nationally, is shaping up to be one of the strangest…
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By:
Gene Perry
June 6, 2018 // Updated: October 8, 2020

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Oklahoma State Questions
In addition to state and national races, voters will decide five state questions on November 6th.
State Question 793 –…
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The original version of this post was authored by past OK Policy intern Forrest Farjadian. It was updated for 2018 by OK Policy intern Max West.
Oklahoma is one of 39 states where voters have a role in selecting judges. On November…
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In late March, on the eve of an anticipated teacher walk-out, Oklahoma lawmakers approved a series of bills intended to provide pay raises for teachers, school support staff, and state employees. To pay for the raises, lawmakers approved a number…
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The filing period for the 2018 elections concluded on April 13th, one day after the Oklahoma Education Association announced the end to the two-week teacher walkout that brought tens of thousands of educators and their supporters to the Capitol on…
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