by Joshua Davis, CAIR-OK Government Affairs Intern | Jun 11, 2021 | Blog
I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to have spent this spring as a government affairs intern for CAIR throughout the legislative session. The experience was not only rewarding for my professional aspirations but also deeply personal. I wanted to be an...
by Adam Soltani | May 31, 2021 | Blog
It has been a long and eventful 2021 legislative session. Many important bills affecting minorities passed through the legislature on partisan lines. It’s difficult to have fair policy making with a super majority on either side. As I watched far-leaning agendas...
by Lani Habrock, Government Affairs Director | May 22, 2021 | Blog
Sine Die is this Friday May 28th 5pm. Thursday, the legislature passed a budget appropriating $8.8 billion for Fiscal Year 2022, which starts July 1. Here are some of the highlights of where your money will be going over the next year: $800 million in savings...
by Lani Habrock, Government Affairs Director | May 15, 2021 | Blog
On Friday CAIR-OK issued a press release condemning the passage of resolution HR 1035 in blind support of Israeli actions against Palestinians. Democrats in the House opposed the resolution stating it does not seek peace nor does it recognized the suffering of the...
by Lani Habrock, Government Affairs Director | May 10, 2021 | Blog
Only a few days of Ramadan left! am looking forward to all the Eid celebrations! On the Legis side, May 28th is Sine Die! Meaning there is less than a month of session left. This week has been spent mostly in Conference Committees. These committees are made up of...
by Lani Habrock, Government Affairs Director | Apr 30, 2021 | Blog
This week legislators have been working on amendments with little time spent on the floor. Thursday the seemingly only bill on the House agenda was HB 1775 which bans higher education from conducting race-based or sexual diversity training. This bill does not allow...
