OKLAHOMA CITY – Legislation to modernize Oklahoma’s expungement process has been approved by the Oklahoma House of Representatives and is now available to be heard in the Senate.
The unemployment rate for justice-involved Oklahomans is five times the state average. Research from the University of Michigan found people are 11% more likely to be employed and are earning 22% higher wages one year after a record is cleared.
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As we kick off the election cycle with the Texas primaries, the first in the 2022 election cycle, an increasingly popular resource has now reached a point of depth and sophistication that gives voters little excuse to remain uninformed about candidates.
Ballotpedia was established in 2007 on a mission to collect and offer neutral and accurate information to every consumer free of cost, about American politics at every level of government.
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Money makes the world go around, and often drives the actions of greedy totalitarian dictators. When they feel rich, tyrants like Vladimir Putin will invade their neighbor and try to reshape the world order. Oil at $100 per barrel makes Putin feel rich and reckless.
The only way to confront dictators is to make them poor or make them afraid of losing their power base. The United States can’t do much about the latter, but we can take action to address the former.
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COVID rates have plunged in the past month and the worst may be behind us. Now policymakers should adopt significant reforms to allow Oklahoma to grow and thrive in the pandemic’s aftermath.
At the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, we’ve released a new study that provides a blueprint.
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TULSA, OKLA. – Today, Sen. Jim Inhofe is sending a letter to the Honorable Brian Bingman, Oklahoma Secretary of State, announcing he will retire from the United States Senate effective January 3, 2023.
“It is bittersweet, but with a clear heart, Kay and I announce that at the end of the year, I will retire from the United States Senate.
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