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Oklahoma 2018 State Questions and Elections
June 6th, 2018
  Click below to jump to section: Oklahoma State Questions Candidate/Elections Information Important Dates Voter Tools    Oklahoma State Questions  In addition to state and national races, voters will decide five state questions on November 6th. State Question 793 –… Read more
FY 2019 Budget Highlights
May 17th, 2018
[Download this report as a PDF.] The FY 2019 budget increases funding significantly from recent years. State agencies will be appropriated a total of $7.567 billion in FY 2019. This is an increase of $718.5 million (10.5 percent) compared to… Read more
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In The Know: From police custody to psychiatric care; mental health first aid; the crisis of rural and small-town Oklahoma…
October 19th, 2018
In The Know is your daily briefing on Oklahoma policy-related news. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. Click here to subscribe to In The Know and see past editions. In The News… Read more
In The Know: Low-income taxpayers pay higher rate; challenges with opioid crisis in rural areas; OCJR’s #ProjectCommutation…
October 18th, 2018
In The Know is your daily briefing on Oklahoma policy-related news. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. Click here to subscribe to In The Know and see past editions. In The News… Read more
SQ 793 is about corporate control of a medical profession (Guest Post: Joel Robison)
October 18th, 2018
Of the five state questions on the ballot in November, only SQ 793, which would allow optometrists and opticians to operate in retail establishments, is the subject of intense, well-funded campaigns from both supporters and opponents. We asked both campaigns… Read more
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Number of the Day

13.4%

Percent of total sales of all Oklahoma grocery stores that were meat and poultry, compared to a national average of 10.5%.

[U.S. Census 2012 Economic Census]

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Quote of the Day

“Our police officers are spending hours and hours and hours in emergency rooms, often waiting on unnecessary and nonscientific-based tests and labs instead of out patrolling our streets.”

-OSU Center for Health Sciences chair of psychiatry Jason Beaman, who is leading a task force that wants to streamline the process for getting people having a mental health emergency into proper care [Public Radio Tulsa]

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Recent Reports
State Question 793: Allow Optometrists & Opticians to Operate in Retail Stores
September 3rd, 2018
State Question 794: Marsy’s Law Crime Victim Rights Amendment
September 3rd, 2018
State Question 798: Governor and Lieutenant Governor Joint Ticket
September 3rd, 2018
State Question 800: New Reserve Fund for Oil and Gas Revenue
September 3rd, 2018
State Question 801: Allow Building Fund Revenue for School Operations
September 2nd, 2018
FY 2019 Budget Highlights
May 17th, 2018
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