Success! Legislators heard from you about our Get Smart on Crime priority and the much needed HB2168 passed the Criminal Justice and Corrections committee yesterday 8-2. Hooray! The bill would lessen many of the barriers that prevent ex-felons from getting a job after leaving prison or probation, and you can check out a summary and talking […]
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Together Tuesday Update: Advocacy Alert for Con Con and Election Reform
Dear friends, Here is the easy part! At the beginning of session there are fewer people you have to convince in order to make a difference, and there are far fewer voices clamoring for legislators’ attention. Our best time all year to have a real impact is now! Each Tuesday throughout the legislative session I’ll […]
Help us make this happen in 2015
Just like my grandma used to say, “Many hands make light work.” We are aiming to make the work of advocating for our shared priorites a bit lighter this year via the Together Oklahoma Coalition. You all did some great advocating last year, and If you have friends who aren’t getting our action alerts, now […]
Together Oklahoma: Coming to a Tuesday near you…
Have you ever gone on a tour of Oklahoma? Two stops in, the Together Tuesdays Tour is off to a great start! We visited Enid and Woodward and learned about some of the challenges facing communities in Northwest Oklahoma. Concern about lack of tornado shelters for schools Frustration that voters registered as Independent can’t vote […]
Together Oklahoma is going on tour!
Is democracy broken in Oklahoma? Our state is far too often ranked near the bottom for participation in the political process and the health and well-being of Oklahomans. How do we develop a state budget that reflects our priorities and a tax system that allows us to meet our needs? What’s holding Oklahomans back, and […]
We did it! (but so did they)
We made a difference! This legislative session was tough, and maybe even “the worst”, but through all that we can see that our efforts had an impact. It IS important to celebrate our success as we assess our next steps. This is a marathon, y’all, not a sprint. Now we need to know how our legislators voted […]
You too can hurt our schools
All you have to do is stay silent. In fact, the three Big Oil executives who authored the plan to lock in unnecessary tax credits are counting on you to do just that. But what do the nearly 8,000 Oklahoma kids who could repeat the third grade because they didn’t pass a high-stakes reading test need from you? How about the […]
If you don’t, who will?
In the final weeks of session, we’ll be taking our research based advocacy and kicking it up a notch, and WE means YOU! Watch and share this video for a brief explanation of the situation: Click here for an infographic that supplies you with all the details to explain the situation. We can’t fix our […]
Time to ask “How do you plan to fund my services if you cut revenues?”
A badly planned and poorly timed tax cut has narrowly passed the House and gone to Governor Fallin for her signature. It schedules automatic tax cuts over the next several years that will cost more than $250 million when fully implemented. So what now? We are still looking at damaging cuts to the public services that matter to you […]
What we haven’t done to stop impending cuts to services
Made sure that ALL House members are ready to vote NO on SB 1246. This bill is extra scary because it is what they call a “live round.” Usually tax bills have their “titles stricken”, which mean they get sent to conference committee for further consideration. SB 1246 has moved through the process with its […]
