by Lani Habrock, Government Affairs Director | Mar 27, 2020 | Blog
This week Governor Kevin Stitt issued several executive orders in an attempt to squelch the spread of the COVID-19 virus. These orders include the cancelling of all elective surgeries and dental procedures, the banning of all gatherings of 10 or more people, and the...
by Lani Habrock, Government Affairs Director | Feb 17, 2020 | Blog
The House chamber balcony is flushed in red. Two grassroots organizations in red t-shirts are here on this cold Monday in February. A group advocating for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) wear red in solidarity with the Native American women...
by Lani Habrock, Government Affairs Director | Feb 10, 2020 | Blog
On Monday February 3rd, Governor Stitt kicked off the 2020 legislative session with his yearly State of the State Address. This speech sets the tone for the year with a review of last session and an outline of the governor’s policy goals for 2020. Here are the...
by Veronica Laizure, Civil Rights Director | Feb 1, 2020 | Blog
Just a few days after the third anniversary of the first Muslim Ban, the Trump administration has expanded its travel restrictions targeting even more Muslims and immigrants of color. The expanded Ban includes Sudan, Nigeria, Tanzania, Myanmar, Eritrea, and...
by Lani Habrock | The Oklahoman | Jan 29, 2020 | Blog
A bill filed for the 2020 legislative session seeks to exclude private business owners from state markets if their political ideologies don’t line up with that of the authors’. House Bill 3967, by Reps. Mark McBride, R-Moore, and Jon Echols, R-Oklahoma City, restricts...
by Adam Soltani | The Frontier | Jan 24, 2020 | Blog
In 2010, I was 27 years old and had just embarked upon a new chapter in my life: a Master’s degree program, my recent marriage to the love of my life, and a new career. I was not, nor had I ever been, truly concerned with issues related to politics or my own...