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Recent Articles

Oklahomans deserve forward-thinking criminal justice policy

April 9, 2026 // Updated: April 9, 2026

Oklahomans are eager for bold justice reforms that guarantee fairness and safety for everyone; they don’t want to regress back towards a system that unfairly punishes poverty and prioritizes incarceration over all else. Lawmakers still have the second half of the legislative session to deliver those wins. Looking ahead, legislators should prioritize expanding and protecting

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Weekly Wonk: Oklahomans deserve to see the full budget process, not just the final result | Are lawmakers solving Oklahoma’s real problems? | More

April 4, 2026 // Updated: April 4, 2026

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 3, 2026)

April 3, 2026 // Updated: April 3, 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. As always, for more details on the bills discussed, visit OK Policy’s Immigration Bill Tracker. New From OK Policy Oklahoma lawmakers once again push for more harmful anti-immigrant bills: This legislative session, lawmakers filed

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