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Oklahoma House to welcome 24 new members for the upcoming session (Capitol Update)

A relatively large class of 24 new members with a wide variation of backgrounds will join the House of Representatives for the next legislature. They’ll be going to work soon. Chris White, R-Broken Bow, will replace District 1 Rep. Eddy Dempsey R-Valliant. White is a former McCurtain County commissioner and technology business owner.  Scotty Stokes,

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Weekly Wonk: Oklahomans made their voices heard. The next step belongs to all of us | The votes are counted. Now the real work begins | 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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The gap between political rhetoric and policy realities (Capitol Update)

We have heard a lot of talk this campaign season about cutting taxes and holding government accountable. The message seems to be that by cutting government waste and spending our tax dollars wisely, we’ll pay less in taxes while producing positive, measurable outcomes. We hear a variation of this message every four years, and we

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