By:
Guest
March 27, 2015 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Lorraine Minnite is Associate Professor of Public Policy and Director, Undergraduate Urban Studies Program at Rutgers University – Camden. She is a member of the Scholars Strategy Network Working Group on Expanding and Protecting the Right to Vote. This is…
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By:
Guest
February 16, 2015 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Rachael V. Cobb is Associate Professor of Government and Chair of the Government Department, Suffolk University. She is a member of the Scholars Strategy Network Working Group on Expanding and Protecting the Right to Vote. This is an edited version…
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Gene Perry
February 2, 2015 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Oklahoma’s 2015 Legislative session kicks off today with a State of the State address from Governor Mary Fallin. OK Policy and the Together Oklahoma coalition have identified six priorities for the coming session that are practical, politically achievable steps to…
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By:
David Blatt
December 16, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Electoral participation is a cornerstone of our representative democracy. The vote allows citizens to participate freely and fairly in the political process and ensures that elected officials stay accountable to their constituents.
Yet in Oklahoma we are seeing growing signs…
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With voter turnout at record lows and most legislators running unopposed, it's hard to escape the conclusion that democracy is broken in Oklahoma. Our new report shares ideas for how to increase voter knowledge and participation, while giving Oklahomans more choices on the ballot.
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This post is by OK Policy intern Dakota States. Dakota is a recent graduate of Oklahoma State University, where he studied political science, environmental sociology, and screen studies.
A common stereotype of high school civics is a teacher who’d rather…
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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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