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Weekly Wonk: Oklahoma has improved its framework, but are Native women actually safer? | Hard work alone won’t fix broken systems | Lawmakers fund rural prosecutor recruitment, leave defense behind

May 10, 2026 // Updated: May 8, 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 (May 8, 2026)

May 8, 2026 // Updated: May 8, 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. Lawmakers are planning to end the 2026 legislative session, also known as sine die, on May 14, which is two weeks earlier than usual. After session ends, the newsletter will be published as-needed when

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Lawmakers fund rural prosecutor recruitment, leave defense behind (Capitol Update)

May 4, 2026 // Updated: May 4, 2026

Legislators’ favorable view of the state’s district attorneys is evident in the passage of a couple of measures requested by the District Attorney’s Council (DAC) to attempt to address the shortage of attorneys willing to serve as assistant district attorneys (ADAs) in sparsely populated rural areas of the state.  With the migration of young professionals

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