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Oklahoma’s housing crisis met with legislative silence this session

For thousands of Oklahomans, the dream of a stable home is collapsing. Fast, cheap evictions, no real tenant protections, and rising housing costs have turned a basic human need into a daily crisis. Legislators had a number of policy solutions at their fingertips this session — yet they chose virtually none of them. Tenants continue

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Fact sheet for State Question 832: Increasing Oklahoma’s minimum wage

• Download a PDF of this fact sheet • Read OK Policy’s information and resources about SQ 832 State Question 832 will be on the ballot on June 16, 2026. The gist State Question 832 would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2029, then starting in 2030, it would update annually based

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Managed care and Medicaid expansion shape Oklahoma’s health policy debate (Capitol Update)

Oklahoma’s approximately $3 billion Medicaid (SoonerCare) managed care program is likely to remain a prominent public policy and political issue for the foreseeable future. Known as SoonerSelect, it covers hospital and physician services as well as dental care, mental health care, and substance use treatment for nearly 600,000 low-income individuals and families. Recently, Attorney General

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