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We are more than half-way through the legislative session. Whew! Since Together Oklahoma focuses on reasonable revenue solutions to fill the big ol’ budget hole, the last half of session means crunch time for us! There is NO reason to trust that the legislature will pass a good budget without hearing from you. They are already […]

You obviously care about our future.  If you didn’t, you would not be reading this weekly update from the Together Oklahoma Coalition.  I’m glad you are here and together let’s get grounded in reality. I’m a gardener so I think a lot about getting grounded, or more specifically about the soil that my plants grow in. […]

Thank you for joining us again this week to talk about one thing that you can do to join Together Oklahoma in our work to fully fund the priorities that matter to ALL Oklahomans. Our Together Oklahoma vision states that- We confidently affirm that a budget is a moral document, and we are deeply troubled by what […]

If you got this as an email, thanks for signing up for Together Oklahoma emails!  If you are reading this as a blog but want the email, sign up here.  You can find out more information about why Together Oklahoma enthusiastically affirms that “a budget is a moral document” and what we intend to do to […]

I’m fed up with the bad budget news coming from our state legislature! Are you with me? I’m going to 23rd and Lincoln tomorrow for Let’s Fix This Capitol Day (Mar 22th)! (if you aren’t on Facebook, you can find the event at this link)  I hope to see many of you there in person and/or following […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]