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Protect SoonerCare for Oklahoma Families
July 6th, 2018
The Oklahoma Medicaid agency is developing a proposal that could potentially take SoonerCare coverage away from low-income parents who are unable to work enough hours. Under this plan, if parents aren’t able to work a certain number of hours or… Read more
Oklahoma 2018 State Questions and Elections
June 6th, 2018
State Question Information One state question – SQ 788 – will appear on the June 26 primary ballot. After June, we’ll add fact sheets for additional state questions appearing on the November ballot. Fact Sheet: State Question 788 – Medical… Read more
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Encouraging signs from this year’s legislative candidates (Capitol Update)
August 13th, 2018
Steve Lewis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1989-1991. He currently practices law in Tulsa and represents clients at the Capitol. To put it bluntly there is nearly nothing visible going on inside the Capitol unless you want… Read more
In The Know: Teacher shortage persists; bipartisan commutation campaign; the incumbents fighting for their political lives…
August 13th, 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
The Weekly Wonk: Who’s affected by Medicaid restrictions; a frank conversation on criminal justice…
August 12th, 2018
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… Read more
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Number of the Day

-13.6%

Difference in the average hourly wage for Oklahoma workers ($23.16) compared to the national average ($26.19), June 2018

[Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City]

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Quote of the Day

“A lot of these are 20-, sometimes 30-year sentences on a crime that if charged now would be a misdemeanor.”

-Corbin Brewster, Tulsa County’s chief public defender, speaking about inmates sentenced before Oklahoma’s SQ 780 criminal justice reforms. Advocates are now fighting to have these sentences commuted [Tulsa World].

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