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Weekly Wonk: Fact check: SB 484 would limit homelessness services in Oklahoma communities | DOGE-OK recommends health care cuts that are harmful, counterintuitive | Raising the minimum wage means more Oklahomans could afford housing | Tell our leaders – Prioritize people over profits

April 5, 2025 // Updated: April 5, 2025

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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This legislative session again put Tribal sovereignty in the spotlight

April 4, 2025 // Updated: April 4, 2025

Note: Bill updates as of 3/27 deadline While the overwhelming majority of bills were cut at the first deadline this legislative session, there are still quite a few bills remaining to be considered, specifically in the Tribal-state space. State governments and Tribal Nations both have a responsibility for the well-being of their constituents. To help

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Fact Check: Floor debate on SB 484 that would limit homelessness services in Oklahoma communities

// Updated: April 4, 2025

Background: On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, the Oklahoma State Senate passed Senate Bill 484, by Sen. Lisa Standridge, R-Norman. SB 484 now advances to the House. SB 484 would prohibit any Oklahoma city with a population less than 300,000 from building a homeless shelter within 3,000 feet of a school. The following is a fact

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