Why Oklahoma Lawmakers Must Find Recurring Revenue to Close the Budget Hole Oklahoma agencies have already deeply cut spending. Oklahoma deeply cut state agency budgets during the Great Recession and never restored that funding to most state agencies. Today most agencies are funded at 10 to 30 percent below 2009 levels. Nearly every state agency has been forced to dig deep to […]
Author Archives: Kara Joy McKee
Talking to a Legislator Face to Face
Be polite to them even if you’ve disagreed with them in the past. They’ll be more likely to be persuaded if they feel that you are being respectful of them as a fellow human being. Let them know you ARE their constituent. This matters because most of them will be much more responsive to folks from their own […]
3 pro tips for getting your legislator to respond
Some legislators hold regular town hall meetings with their constituents. Some are quick to schedule a face to face meeting or respond to a hand-written letter. These days there are even a bunch of legislators who will engage in discussions on social media. But one of the most common things we hear from Oklahomans is, “I tried […]
How are budget cuts impacting you?
Share Your Story or help others share their stories. Each new day brings another story of Oklahomans suffering because teachers have left for better paying jobs, school class sizes have grown, fewer doctors are able to serve Medicaid patients, programs for the children, the elderly, and disabled Oklahomans are being cut, and so much more. Legislators […]
Advocacy made easier
Whew! It just got a little bit easier for advocates to focus on what is going on at the Legislature. Last week the list of living bills shrunk as we passed the March 10th deadline for bills to make it out of either the full House or the full Senate. As you may recall, we had […]
Together Tuesday: It’s Raining, It’s Pouring…
Action Alert: Use the Rainy Day Fund Now to Prevent Severe Harm to Oklahoma As a member of Together Oklahoma you may be well aware that last week we found out that the mid-year budget cuts are going to be even bigger than we had feared. These on top of years of other steep cuts […]
Super Together Tuesday Update!
We all want power to help create the Oklahoma we want to see and it can be difficult to know what power we actually already have and what makes the most difference. Time to celebrate! Most legislators never hear from their constituents about most issues BUT when they do hear from us we can make a difference! […]
Update for the final week that bills can pass out of committees.
Here is your Together Oklahoma update for the final week that bills can pass out of committees. As always, we’re doing our best to give you the tools that help you become the best advocate for fair and adequate funding that you can be. Thanks for all that you do to make Oklahoma better! Budget […]
Action Alerts, Videos, Upcoming TOK Events
Your legislators are in committees voting bills up and down right now. They hear from some of their constituents about what matters to them. Are they hearing from you? Together Oklahoma coalition is here to let you know how to make Oklahoma better with public policies that are important, achievable, and uniquely suited to you as an […]
Action Alert: Expand Opportunities for Oklahomans with Past Convictions
Action Alert: Expand Opportunities for Oklahomans with Past Convictions This afternoon, Tuesday, February 9th, the House Business, Labor and Retirement committee is scheduled to hear HB 2585, a measure that would allow Oklahomans with felony records a fair chance to rejoin the workforce. The bill, authored by Rep. Mark Lepak (R-Claremore), would protect formerly convicted […]
