Oklahoma Legislator
Southwest Ledger Photo by M. Scott Carter, Members of a joint legislative Health Work Group met at the at the state Capitol last week to try and develop a policy to expand Medicaid coverage in Oklahoma before an initiative petition, which would place the expansion in the state constitution, goes to a public vote next fall.
Proactive Legislative Group Meets, Talks Medicaid Expansion
Interim legislative studies will focus on summer feeding progams, new businesses
Founded by Edmond lobbyist Jim Dunlap, the Oklahoma Society of Professional Advocates is about a week old and actively seeking members. “Our mission is simple,” Dunlap wrote in an email to prospective members, “to promote government affairs advocacy as a profession, support open, transparent practices at the capitol while working with the Ethics Commission and the Oklahoma Legislature to improve understanding and compliance with the laws governing lobbying...