NO on SQ 802
by Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs - June 24, 2020 at 10:24AM
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Oklahomans need to come together to vote NO on SQ 802. Here are the facts: Medicaid expansion means raising taxes, giving the federal government more control, and sending billions of taxpayer dollars to the wealthiest hospitals. On Tuesday, June 30, Oklahomans have the power. Vote NO on SQ 802. NO on SQ 802 by Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs - June 24, 2020 at 10:24AM Read the entire article at Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs on Facebook This year lawmakers voted to restrict consumer choice and mandated that only tag agents can do online tag renewals. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) New car tag law may perpetuate antiquated system by Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs - June 22, 2020 at 07:00PM Read the entire article at OCPAthink.com Medicaid expansion proponents use this 90 percent match as justification for the attempt to grab “free” federal money by expanding Medicaid. That logic is flawed. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) There is no pot of ‘free’ federal Medicaid money for Oklahoma by Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs - June 22, 2020 at 07:00PM Read the entire article at OCPAthink.com
“We have a billion-dollar shortfall next year. The only way to get $200 million is either to raise taxes or to cut services somewhere else like education or first responders or roads and bridges.” —Governor Kevin Stitt Gov. Kevin Stitt said State Question 802, which would make Medicaid welfare benefits a constitutional right for hundreds of thousands of able-bodied adults, wil (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Stitt warns: State can’t afford SQ 802 by Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs - June 23, 2020 at 01:50PM Read the entire article at Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs on Facebook
Proponents say Oklahoma is foolish not to expand Medicaid, as it won’t be state taxpayers who will pay for it but rather the federal government. That logic is flawed. Medicaid expansion proponents use this 90 percent match as justification for the attempt to grab “free” federal money by expanding Medicaid. That logic is flawe (Feed generated with FetchRSS) There is no pot of ‘free’ federal Medicaid money for Oklahoma by Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs - June 23, 2020 at 01:47PM Read the entire article at Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs on Facebook
"I'm voting NO on SQ 802." —Governor Kevin Stitt Americans for Prosperity - Oklahoma by Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs - June 23, 2020 at 09:28AM Read the entire article at Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs on Facebook
?If you care about funding for Oklahoma education, read this.? When Louisiana expanded Medicaid, it pushed Medicaid’s share of state spending to a whopping 35% (up from 22% in 2000), while education funding dropped 16% at the same time. "There are many reasons to defeat SQ 802, but costs alone ought to be enough," says Rep.Lepak. "If we do our homework on the experiences of other states, we won’t (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Rep. Mark Lepak: Medicaid expansion unaffordable; vote no on State Question 802 by Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs - June 23, 2020 at 09:14AM Read the entire article at Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs on Facebook
Don’t miss this‼️ Gov Stitt joins us to discuss the CARES Act, red tape and SQ 802. *Torchbearer Live is authorized and paid for by Americans for Prosperity OK. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Americans for Prosperity - Oklahoma by Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs - June 23, 2020 at 06:55AM Read the entire article at Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs on Facebook
The promises of “Obamacare’s” Medicaid expansion will fail in Oklahoma, let’s pursue the better way. "The promises of 'Obamacare’s' Medicaid expansion will fail in Oklahoma," Small writes, "let’s pursue the better way." (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Jonathan Small: Medicaid expansion doesn't solve anything, and there is a better way by Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs - June 22, 2020 at 10:38AM Read the entire article at Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs on Facebook
The Oklahoma Education Association—which has lost 14,719 members since 1994—is one of the “small and dwindling red-state affiliates” of the National Education Association. NEA’s 25 Years of Growth… in Some Places Since 1994, the U.S. has added almost 1.7 million people to the public education workforce. During that same 25-year span, the National Education Association added 763,000 members. A look through the union’s membership history provides an interesting pi... (Feed generated with FetchRSS) NEA’s 25 Years of Growth… in Some Places – Intercepts by Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs - June 22, 2020 at 08:33AM Read the entire article at Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs on Facebook |
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