Tell your Representative to vote NO on HB 3071, which could deny critical services to Oklahoma residents

Oklahoma lawmakers are set to consider HB 3071, a bill that prohibits state funds from being used to provide “benefits” to undocumented individuals. The vague and punitive language could result in Oklahoma residents being denied critical services that protect life and safety and it would interfere in how nonprofits that receive state grants carry out […]

ADVOCACY ALERT: Don’t let lawmakers undo voter-approved reforms (HB 3694)

Oklahoma lawmakers are considering a bill that would undo much of the progress our state has made in reforming its criminal justice system. We need your voice to help defeat House Bill 3694 that directly rolls back voter-approved reforms from 2016’s State Question 780.  In 2016, voters overwhelmingly approved SQ 780 that raised the felony […]

Sign up. Show up. Speak Up. | Register now for Together OK’s 2024 Day of Action at the Oklahoma State Capitol

REGISTER TODAY Join advocates and community activists from all across the state on Thursday, April 25, for our 2024 Day of Action at the State Capitol, hosted by OK Policy and Together Oklahoma. Tap into your political power and work toward changes that make our communities safer, healthier, and more equitable. Day of Action at […]

Together OK Creates Online Video to Help Participants Re-enroll in SoonerCare  

Together Oklahoma, the grassroot advocacy program of the Oklahoma Policy Institute, hosted an online event with partners statewide to highlight the importance of updating eligibility for Oklahomans to remain covered by SoonerCare. The two-hour OK Wellness Watch event — which remains available online — walks Oklahomans through the process of updating information on the Soonercare […]

Together OK to Host Event to Help Thousands of Oklahomans Re-enroll in SoonerCare 

Beginning in April 2023, more than 350,000 Oklahomans were asked to update their eligibility information in order to maintain their SoonerCare coverage, which allows low-income Oklahomans to see a doctor and fill prescriptions.  Since then, 160,000 Oklahomans have lost coverage and more than 140,000 Oklahomans are at risk of losing coverage. Families with outdated information […]

‘Make Your Vote Count’ panel to discuss how Oklahoma can modernize its voting process

Together Oklahoma, the grassroots advocacy arm of the Oklahoma Policy Institute, will be hosting community discussions in Ardmore and Ada about ways in which alternative voting processes can increase democratic participation while still ensuring election security. The Make Your Vote Count events will be held: Ardmore: Thursday, Oct. 5 at the Conference Room B of […]

CHANGE IS POSSIBLE | Join Together Oklahoma on May 9 for our 2023 Day of Action at the Capitol

Together Oklahoma will be holding its 2023 Day of Action at the Capitol on Tuesday, May 9, to help everyday Oklahomans engage with lawmakers and help build political power in our communities.  Advocates from around the state will gather together at the State Capitol in Oklahoma City to advocate for change that makes our state […]

ACT NOW to protect our public schools – Urge NO vote on HB 1935

Contact your Senator and ask them to vote NO on HB 1935. Oklahoma families value strong public schools, but HB 1935 would undermine our public schools by offering massive income tax cuts to wealthy households for enrolling their children in private schools or homeschooling them.  HB 1935 would reward wealthy households for pulling their children […]

Together Oklahoma hosting online affinity group meetings to help Oklahomans exercise their political voice

Together Oklahoma — Oklahoma Policy Institute’s grassroots advocacy program — will start holding affinity group meetings this month to help encourage everyday Oklahomans to exercise their political voice about the state law making process and important policy decisions. Together Oklahoma convenes affinity groups in four major categories of interest: Safe Communities/Justice Reform focuses on issues […]