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Education is ALWAYS on the ballot (with Erika Wright)
Episode 33414th July 2026 • Let's Pod This • Let's Fix This
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Andy is joined by Erika Wright (Oklahoma Appleseed & Oklahoma Rural Schools Coalition) to discuss SQ844 & SQ846 that will be on the August 25th ballot. What seems complicated on the surface may in fact be quite harmful to local government and school board budgets!

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