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830,850
April 24th, 2014

The number of Oklahomans enrolled in the state Medicaid program as of late March, the largest single-month total in the history of the program.

Source: Oklahoma Health Care Authority

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What the horizontal drilling tax break is costing your kids’ school
drilling-education For Oklahoma’s elected officials looking to increase funding for education, the sensible solution can be found right under our feet. By doing away with what has become an increasingly unnecessary and unaffordable tax break, every school district and every… Read more

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April 24th, 2014
Photo by Ian Kelsall used under a Creative Commons license. The central tenet of the 2010 Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) is to bring access to quality, affordable health care to as many Americans as possible, primarily by enrolling them in private health insurance or Medicaid. Central to the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance enrollment effort was the creation of… Read more
April 24th, 2014
In-The-Know In The Know is a daily synopsis of Oklahoma policy-related news and blogs. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. You can sign up here to receive In The Know by e-mail or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS. The… Read more
April 23rd, 2014
Oklahoma Policy Institute released the following statement in response to the passage of SB 1246, which schedules automatic cuts to the top income tax rate: Today House members have ignored the wishes of most Oklahoma voters and the best evidence for what helps Oklahoma’s economy. They approved tax cuts that… Read more
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