October 31st, 2018
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621,076 Oklahomans had incomes below the poverty level in 2017.
That’s 15.8 percent of Oklahoma’s population, or about 1 out of every 6 Oklahomans.
The poverty rate in Oklahoma continues… Read more
May 17th, 2018
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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
January 18th, 2019
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January 17th, 2019
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.
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January 16th, 2019
This spring, Governor Fallin and the state Legislature directed the state Medicaid agency to build a plan to cut health coverage for low-income parents who don’t meet a work requirement. When a draft of the agency’s plan became available this… Read more
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“We also know that in three years, 9,000 teachers are eligible for retirement so it’s not just a one-time fix. But ultimately over the course of the next several years if we don’t make some of these needed changes, we’re going to be facing an even worse situation that we’re currently in right now.”
-Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, who is seeking to put a state question on the ballot that would allow legislators to return to teaching immediately after leaving office. Currently they are prohibited from accepting any job paid with state dollars for the first two years after leaving. [Source: KFOR]
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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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