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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
On Deck returns with a clear post-session look at Oklahoma finances, diversification, broadband, and Senate priorities.
On Deck returns from hiatus with Senator Greg Treat and Aaron Cooper taking stock of the Oklahoma legislative session through its budget choices and policy priorities.
A practical review of how virtual public meetings could widen civic access beyond the pandemic.
Government transparency gives this episode its spine as Senator Greg Treat, the Senate leader and president pro tempore, weighs what Oklahoma learned from COVID-era rules that let public bodies meet virtually.
A measured COVID-era session recap on how remote meetings reshaped access to public business.
This PlayNext single-episode review looks at how Oklahoma's 2020 legislative session moved from routine business into rapid procedural change once COVID-19 hit the Senate.
A grounded look at how Oklahoma Senate work moved home, online, and toward cooperation during COVID-19.
Oklahoma Senate on Deck follows the Senate as COVID-19 pushes its work into home offices, family routines, and online committee rooms. Aaron Cooper's conversation with Senator Greg Treat gives the episode a clear institutional center, particularly when Treat points to staff and…
A personal OU story gives the Senate's education message and weekly legislative update a clear center.
Oklahoma Senate On Deck turns a Higher Education Day conversation into a personal account of what college can change. Senator Greg Treat, president pro tem of the Senate, talks with Aaron Cooper of Senate GOP Communications about growing up in Catoosa, passing on East Coast…
Illinois politics, traced to the taxpayer.
New Mexico policy, power, and consequence.
Nevada politics, explained from the ground level.
Plain talk for expensive decisions.
Aaron Cooper interviews Senator Greg Treat about Oklahoma’s 2021 legislative session after the 2020 session was shortened by COVID-19.
Greg Treat recaps Oklahoma’s 2020 legislative session after COVID-19 shortened voting activity to 37 days and forced remote committee meetings.
Aaron Cooper interviews Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat about roughly 80 interim-study requests, with about 30 expected to receive approval during COVID-19 and Capitol construction constraints.
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Senator Greg Treat says Oklahoma's February revenue estimate came in $85.5 million below the prior year, shaping the next budget.
Greg Treat explains how a returning Oklahoma CPA faced a $2,400 license-reinstatement fee after her family incurred more than $500,000 in medical bills.
Greg Treat and communications director Aaron Cooper discuss two board appointments, December budget hearings, and preparation for Oklahoma’s 2020 legislative session.
Caden Cleveland interviews Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tem Greg Treat about the 2020 census, redistricting, and federal-grant oversight on OK Senate on Deck, Episode 36.
Senator Greg Treat discusses the Oklahoma state budget agreement, focusing on investments in education, criminal justice reform, and government efficiency.