Like Will Rogers said “When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging!”. Well, we are in a big ol’ hole because the state budget has been cut almost 15 percent over the past decade when adjusted for inflation — or more than $1.1 billion per year. Many agencies now receive 20 to 40 percent less […]
Author Archives: Kara Joy McKee
To Be Successful We Need To Be Strategic
I see you all out there, feeling feisty about getting our state legislators to do right by Oklahoma and pass a better budget this year! I’m glad more Oklahomans are doing all you can do to help make the public investments that matter to us all. In fact, I’ve never seen as much citizen advocate […]
How To Start a Chapter of Together Oklahoma
Chapters of Together Oklahoma are larger groups that encompass multiple legislative districts. There are lots of things chapters can do, but here is what they must do to be a TOK Chapter: Be in an area that needs a TOK Chapter. Our active chapters are TOK OKC, TOK Tulsa, and TOK Norman, but there are […]
Your team and your quest!
You, goodly knight, and the constituents of your state Representative and state Senator, have been solemnly charged with a valiant quest! As citizens you are responsible for being active members of your state legislative district. Your efforts to influence the 2 state legislative members who carry your banner, to get them to affirm that a state budget is a […]
Taking Action and Staying Sane
Together Oklahoma members are working together to keep taking action and staying sane! Revenue Options! Policy Action Alerts from TOK and beyond! You need to do your part, but only your part, NOT all the parts! Legislator Town Hall Meetings Upcoming events! Revenue Options! Not only do we have viable revenue options right here from […]
Time we start acting like citizens instead of subjects.
There are lots of great things about Oklahoma but our budget and tax system isn’t one of them! As you probably know, we’ve been working for years to get our state legislators to talk about how to properly fund our public works priorities earlier in session, use credible data to make policy decisions, and do all of […]
Face-to-Face February and Funding Human Services?
WOW! Congratulations on some great Legislative 101 events!!! Last weekend we had almost 400 Oklahomans at our events. TOK Tulsa had the most attendees, TOK OKC is the only group that had a legislator show up to help with their exercise, and TOK Norman got the most press coverage. I am so proud of all of […]
8 facts about human services funding in Oklahoma (#Betterok Budget Bootcamp)
Most Oklahomans agree that government has an essential role in ensuring that vulnerable individuals and families can meet their basic needs when times are toughest. These basic supports are often called “human services.” They are the safety net that makes sure everyone has a foundation to reach their potential and fully contribute to the community. The benefits go […]
Advocacy with Minimal, Medium, or More Effort
Don’t be fooled by those who throw their hands up in the air saying “There’s nothing we can do about it!” when it comes to the state budget and other issues we care about. There are things everyone can do right now –none of us should wait until the next election to act. To clarify exactly […]
Action time and Health Care Facts
Before we get to the health care facts I’d like to give you all one last reminder about the OK Policy State Budget Summit. This is THE BEST opportunity we advocates will have to learn about how our resources are being invested, what lies ahead, and how to take this information and translate it into […]
