As advocates for fair and adequate funding for core public services, you probably want to learn more about the state budget, criminal justice reform, poverty, and other critical policy issues affecting our state, right? Well, you’re in luck: registration is now open for OK Policy’s second Fall Policy Boot Camp (FallPol). This year, we will host two […]
Author Archives: Kara Joy McKee
Celebrate and Save the Date!
Nothing like a week with bright enthusiastic Oklahoma college students to make me feel some hope for the future! For a fourth year in a row, 60 of Oklahoma’s best and brightest attended the OK Policy Summer Policy Institute. After SPI, the students shared comments like: “The summer policy institute helped prepare me to be […]
The “We Voted” Winner and the Plan for Prosperity
Hooray for all of you who voted in the primary! Primary runnoffs are coming up on August 23rd. Three cheers for everyone who is taking the time to communicate with legislative candidates about our priorities! Today I’d especially like to give a cheer for Maddi Laizure who won our Together Oklahoma We Voted Ussies contest on June […]
When’s the right time to reach out to candidates and legislators? NOW!
Write to the candidates! No really, right now is when they are trying to make an impression on you, and if they are smart, that means they are trying to figure out what matters to you. Let’s make it easy on them, shall we? Here is the list of candidates. Here are some tips for […]
What do your candidates plan to do about the budget?
NOW is the time to be asking the candidates what they plan to do to get Oklahoma out of the hole and on a road to prosperity. They are trying to make an impression on YOU and by asking these questions you can both find out where they stand AND get them thinking about […]
Who’s your voting buddy?
It’s election day! Many of you have already voted early and others are just heading to the polls right now. Woohoo! If you want to research what’s on your ballot before heading to the polls, you can use these links: Find your polling place and view sample ballots See all 2016 Primary Candidates There are also ride […]
Legislators won’t take us seriously if we don’t show up.
One week from today, important primary elections for state offices will happen across Oklahoma. You are not the only one who knows that legislators won’t take us seriously if we don’t show up to the polls. More than 1,000 Oklahomans like you have joined our Facebook event, I’m Voting in the Oklahoma Primary and bringing my friends! […]
What we did and what we’re doing
This past weekend more than 70 members of the Together Oklahoma coalition met in three different venues to celebrate our recent successes as advocates, recap the legislative session, and have a conversation about next steps. I think we all learned a lot from each other. I certainly did! Two of the big takeaways: You are […]
You’re invited to Together Oklahoma after-session events
Oklahoma’s important statewide primary elections are on June 28th. Of course you will vote, but are you wondering what more you can do beyond casting an informed ballot and getting your friends to vote, too? It turns out there is a lot you can do! You are invited to join Together Oklahoma at a series of […]
Oh Oklahoma, where do we go from here?
The Oklahoma legislative session ended on May 27th with such a bang that our folly made national headlines. The New York Times, Reuters, The Guardian, and The Economist were just a few of the sources telling the world about how our state legislators couldn’t pull it together well enough to save jobs, improve mental health care, and support our students […]
