Month: December 2012

In The Know: State GOP more cautious, still committed to tax cuts

In The Know is a daily synopsis of Oklahoma policy-related news and blogs. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. You can sign up here to receive In The Know by e-mail. Today… Read more [More...]

497,951

Number of Oklahoma children in households claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit, 2010 Source: Brookings Institution via Tax Credits for Working Families… Read more [More...]

12

Number of Open Records Requests received by the Governor’s office regarding actions taken on Oklahoma’s health insurance exchange Source: NewsOK… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk: December 21, 2012

What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk is dedicated to this week’s events, publications, and blog posts. This week a guest post from Dr. Jonathan Wilner presented new findings that a significant part of the A-F… Read more [More...]

A response to The Oklahoman

A shorter version of this article was submitted to the Oklahoman as a letter to the editor. The version below was originally submitted as an op-ed, which The Oklahoman declined to publish.  A recent Oklahoman editorial takes issue with a… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Oklahoma, Texas leading recession rebound

In The Know is a daily synopsis of Oklahoma policy-related news and blogs. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. You can sign up here to receive In The Know by e-mail. Today… Read more [More...]

$1,362,465

Amount slated to be cut from senior welfare programs in Oklahoma if across the board federal budget cuts, or ‘sequestration’, is not averted by Congress Source: National Council on Aging… Read more [More...]

Guest Blog (Jonathan Willner): Public school grades – what’s really being graded?

Dr. Jonathan Willner is Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics and Finance at Oklahoma City University. After considerable controversy and delay, the State Department of Education released its A-F report cards for all Oklahoma public schools in late… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Early estimate shows $214.6 M boost in Oklahoma revenue

In The Know is a daily synopsis of Oklahoma policy-related news and blogs. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. You can sign up here to receive In The Know by e-mail. Today… Read more [More...]

Watch This: The Line

The Line documents the stories of people across the country, from the suburbs of Chicago to the economically devastated Gulf Coast, living at or below the poverty line.  Emmy Award-winning producer Linda Midgett chronicles poverty in America straight from the… Read more [More...]