What this week’s political maneuvering suggests to me is that this administration has both the resources and willpower to swing for the fences when it chooses to do so. If our state leaders would use that same level of energy to constructively address the struggles facing everyday Oklahomans, it’s breathtaking to imagine what we might be able to accomplish.
When it comes to identifying the largest structural obstacles to improving the quality and effectiveness of Oklahoma’s public programs and services, State Question 640 stands at the head of the line.
While this represents the physical toll COVID-19 has taken, the pandemic’s effects have rippled throughout our communities. To mark the pandemic’s two-year anniversary, our team at the Oklahoma Policy Institute is releasing a series of policy analyses and reflections that use a variety of lenses to examine the pandemic’s impact and challenges facing our state.