Let's Fix This

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Table Meeting Notes (2/7/22)

Andy Moore

  1. Administrative updates from LFT

    1. BillTrack50 in place, send Andy your lists to be added. He will also create user accounts for everyone who wants one.

  2. Discussion of values and messaging

    1. Equity

    2. Strengthing families

    3. Strengthening democratic institutions

    4. Ensuring government systems work for everyone

  3. Updates on policy priorities & legislative insights

    1. COC - tracking tends to always be reactive. Watching Treat’s bill re: vouchers 1647 & 1583 (+ 13 others) also watching voting rights (falls under anti-discrimiantion work)

    2. Public Funds for Public Schools - coalition of ed groups

    3. PLAC - Public schools week - week of Feb 21st; red for ed day @ capitol, leslie osborn speaking at 10am, tables available, student council from PC schools, groups coming  (coordinated w/ national Network for Public Education) 

    4. PLAC - “culture war” type bills. Good quote: You don’t have to privatize to provide good choices. 

    5. CAIR 

      1. Public health 

      2. Civil rights & discrimination (esp friends in poverty/homelessness) - first amendment issues

      3. Voting rights

      4. CJR

      5. MHSA & housing

      6. CRT bans

      7. Eviction

      8. OKPolicy  

        1. CJR, fines & fees, rewriting criminal code

        2. Managed care 

        3. Sales tax relief credit - not removing grocery tax

      9. VOICE - predatory lending, CJR, voting rights

      10. OREA - clawback TRS bill, caregiver bill (T.West HB3371)

      11. OEA - targeting annual payroll deduction, liability insurance for educators, colelctive bargaining. Hb3374 crates option in statute to establish community schools (federal funding)

      12. ACLU - Rep Turner’s SJR re: death penalty 


Shannon recommends using a morality lens to frame & message around issues. Described how that resonates with Oklahomans in deep ways; we have seen this used by Conservatives groups with strong results.

  1. Announcements

    1. Sending update email later this week

      1. Policy priorities & bills

      2. Values (see Zoom chat from this meeting)

      3. LWVOK seeking volunteers for voter registration efforts at the Friends of the Library Book Sale at the State Fairgrounds

    2. Survey

    3. Upcoming Table meetings:

      1. February 25 (virtual)

      2. March 11 & 25 (virtual)

      3. April 8 & 22 (virtual)

      4. May 13 & 27 (virtual)

      5. June 10

      6. July 8

      7. August 12

      8. September 9

      9. October 14

      10. November 11

      11. December 9 


  1. MOU - please sign & return if you have not already done so.

  2. Office space search - Andy asked if anyone is currently looking for office space or considering finding new space in the next 12 months and would be interested in co-locating with Let’s Fix This and other table members. If so, please let him know so we can establish parameters for the search.

  1. Adjourn