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Recent Articles

Lawmakers should choose targeted relief amidst budget uncertainty

March 24, 2025 // Updated: March 24, 2025

State-level budget and tax policy matters deeply for Oklahomans because it directly affects how the state can meet its obligations to our fellow residents. This includes shared services like public safety, education, transportation construction, workforce development, and other programs that help all Oklahomans thrive. As is typical during an Oklahoma legislative session, legislators filed hundreds

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Weekly Wonk: Tracking capital punishment in Oklahoma | With immigration bills, lawmakers are playing politics with people’s lives | The legislature is working against itself on criminal justice | Are state leaders listening to everyday Oklahomans?

March 22, 2025 // Updated: March 22, 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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Oklahoma Death Penalty Tracker

March 20, 2025 // Updated: March 20, 2025

Oklahoma has executed more than 125 people since the modern era of capital punishment began in 1976, which is by far the nation’s highest per capita rate for executions. Given the prevalence of capital punishment in our state and the increasing scrutiny surrounding the process, the Oklahoma Policy Institute has published the Oklahoma Death Penalty

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