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Economic Projections for Asylum Seekers and New Immigrants in Oklahoma
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Wages vs Housing Costs
A job isn’t enough to afford housing for many Oklahomans
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Who Pays?
Which Oklahomans pay the most of their income to taxes?
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Affordable Housing Crisis
Ending single-family zoning would help close Oklahoma’s housing gap
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Minimum Wage
One simple trick that will help Oklahoma’s small businesses and the economy
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2023 KIDS COUNT Report
Oklahoma ranks 46th nationally in overall child well-being
2023 KIDS COUNT Report
A Better Path Forward
A Better Path Forward is a comprehensive report with a menu of budget and tax reforms that can provide vital state revenue while bringing more fairness to the state’s tax system.
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KIDS COUNT
Check out our interactive dashboard to see how your county stacks up on child well-being
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Weekly Wonk: Voter-approved reforms haven’t been given chance to work | Who is looking out for us? | Policy notes and numbers

April 20, 2024 // Updated: April 20, 2024

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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Weekly Wonk: Tribes should have been consulted upfront on sharing tag data | #OKLeg undermines its own transparency efforts | More

April 13, 2024 // Updated: April 13, 2024

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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Weekly Wonk: Oklahoma voters deserve choices at the polls | HB 4063 provides only politically practical way to increase sheriff’s department salaries given local revenue limitations | Lawmakers should pass laws based on data

April 5, 2024 // Updated: April 5, 2024

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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