Melissa's Key Wins
FIGHTING CORRUPTION
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Stopped Abuse of Education Dollars by Epic Charter School founders
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Appointed to LOFT (Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency) to act as watchdog for state agency spending
EDUCATION
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Streamlining of Excessive Teacher training - capped at 150 hr/5 years - allowing teachers more time in the classroom to prepare for students
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Increased School Bond Transparency
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Student Loan Borrower's Bill of Rights
HEALTH CARE and MENTAL HEALTH CARE
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Diagnostic Mammograms - Now Fully Covered by Insurance
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Health and Mental Health Care: Cost transparency for common procedures and prior authorizations
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Funding to increase Oklahoma's Psychiatric Residencies by 30%
MAKING ENDS MEET
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Occupational Licenses - Renewal no longer tied to tax status
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Grocery Tax Cut - State portion of the grocery tax eliminated!
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Landlord Tenant Act Updates - Increasing the Right to Repair Amount
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Property Tax Exemptions for Full Disabled Homeowners
PUBLIC SAFETY
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Child safety - updated law to better encompass dangerous online and digital imagery
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Increasing Stability for Law Enforcement jobs
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Stabilized police pension system benefits
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9/11 Flag of Remembrance