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SoonerCare is a lifeline Oklahoma can’t afford to lose

Oklahoma’s health care challenges don’t exist in a vacuum. They are the result of policy choices made by state and federal lawmakers — decisions that have consistently treated health care as something to cut back, rather than invest in. In the last five years alone, the majority of Oklahoma lawmakers have driven poorly targeted tax

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Weekly Wonk: Property tax ‘limits’ are long-term cuts in disguise | Eliminating taxes is a trade-off most Oklahoma families can’t afford | Mid-session updates | 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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Legislative Updates: Immigration (April 17, 2026)

Welcome to this week’s immigration-focused newsletter, where we recap the latest developments on this legislative session’s slate of immigration related bills. Earlier this month, the Legislature passed a budget and word is that they are planning to gavel out of session by May 7, which would be three weeks earlier than planned. This means that

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