Podcast Ep. 89 | Let Bartlet Be Bartlet (live panel discussion)
Episode Description
Audio from the panel discussion following our "The West Wing" Watch Party, recorded live on May 15, 2019, featuring Donelle Harder (Gov. Stitt's spokesperson), Phil Bacharach (Chief of Staff to State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister), and Steve Hill (Chief of Staff to OKC Mayor David Holt).
Podcast Ep. 88 | The Politics of Pride (w/ James Cooper & David White)
Episode Description
We're joined by two members of OKC's LGBTQ community - one a Republican and the other a Democrat - to talk about how they got involved in politics, what Pride means to them, and how they navigate the waters that contain those two things.
Podcast Ep. 87 | 2019 Predict-o-Rama Results (with Rep. Zack Taylor)
Episode Description
We review the results of our 2019 #okleg Predict-o-Rama game and visit with one of the winners, Rep. Zack Taylor from Seminole.
News Roundup / Article Links
Who missed the most votes during the legislative session? | Government & Politics | tulsaworld.com (Tulsa World)
Does this even matter? Spoiler alert: No
2019 Scorecard on State Health System Performance (The Commonwealth Fund)
Quick quiz: Where does OK rank? (Hint: You already know.)
A Closer at Oklahoma’s Recent Brain Drain (Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City)
Where are all the college grads going?
Members appoint to new criminal justice reform task force (The Journal Record)
A Boon For The Uninsured Or A Path To Financial Crisis? (KGOU)
Oklahoma Decides Health, SQ 802
Oklahoma Supreme Court arguments to be heard on Tuesday 6/18
McFerron polling results indicate…
Announcements
Civic Saturday postponed to the fall due to a family emergency for one of the organizers.
Podcast Ep. 86 | Can we run OKDHS like a business?
Episode Description
We discuss the pros & cons of Governor Stitt replacing the veteran director of DHS with a young venture capitalist, Justin Brown. Special guest: attorney Brian Ted Jones.
News & Links
'He served humbly': Former Sen. Jonathan Nichols has died at age 53 (NonDoc)
Auditors find overpayments in Okmulgee County (The Oklahoman)
Redistricting Guru's Hard Drives Could Mean Legal, Political Woes For GOP (KGOU)
FY 2020 Budget Highlights - Oklahoma Policy Institute (Oklahoma Policy Institute)
