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Recent Articles

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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Weekly Wonk: Government is not a spectator sport | Oklahoma’s Senate leader reinforced our nation’s promise | Property tax ‘limits’ are long-term cuts in disguise

May 3, 2026 // Updated: May 2, 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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Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women Awareness Day: Oklahoma has improved its framework, but are Native women actually safer?

May 1, 2026 // Updated: May 1, 2026

Content note: This article discusses violence against Indigenous women, including domestic violence, sexual assault, and homicide. No details of this violence are included. While the Oklahoma Policy Institute exists to share facts and information, we acknowledge that these are the lived realities for many Native families and communities, including my own. This data is hard

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