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HB 3742 brings long-needed discovery reforms to Oklahoma courts (Capitol Update)

Although Oklahoma ranks 4th in the nation for incarceration per 100,000 people, reforms aimed at making the criminal legal system fairer and less reliant on incarceration remain difficult to achieve. If incarcerating people at a higher rate than 46 other states made us safer, Oklahoma should rank near the bottom in crime. Instead, the state

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Weekly Wonk: Oklahoma’s housing crisis met with legislative silence this session | OK Policy selected for Eviction Data Response Network Cohort | State minimum wage is out of step with today’s economy | More

What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk shares our most recent publications and other resources to help you stay informed about Oklahoma. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In The Know. Click here to subscribe to In The Know. This Week from OK Policy

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2026 KIDS COUNT: Oklahoma ranks 44th for child well-being

Oklahoma continues to rank among the bottom 10 states for overall child well-being in the 2026 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, 50-state report of recent data developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation analyzing how kids are faring nationwide. • KIDS COUNT Interactive Data Book • Oklahoma Data Profile Snapshot For the 2026 KIDS COUNT® Data

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