Author: Oklahoma Policy Institute

Health Care Reform Resources and Analysis

For resources specific to Oklahoma and the Affordable Care Act click here for Medicaid and here for the Health Insurance Marketplace. Read the Patient and Protection and Affordable Care Act Healthcare.gov AARP American Public Health Association Center on Budget and… Read more [More...]

Poverty Status of Oklahoma’s Children and Families

View a presentation delivered by David Blatt to a Forum on Children in Poverty hosted by St. Charles Borromeo Church in Oklahoma City, March 13, 2011.  Oklahoma Families and Children in PovertyClick here to download the presentation Oklahoma Families and… Read more [More...]

The Oklahoma People to Watch in 2011 (Tulsa World)

by: RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer The five people profiled here may not be household names, but expect that to change. Their roles in government, public policy and community affairs will have wide-ranging impacts in the year ahead. [To see… Read more [More...]

Tulsa-based think tank forecasts state financial woes (Urban Tulsa Weekly)

Original at http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A34476 BY MIKE EASTERLING, Urban Tulsa Weekly  David Blatt, the director of the Oklahoma Policy Institute, isn’t trying to convince anyone that the economic analyses his nonprofit, Tulsa-based think tank produces are always going to be spot on.… Read more [More...]

Oklahoma Policy Institute state fiscal study projects ‘bleak extended period’ (Tulsa World)

Original at http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=16&articleid=20101207_16_A12_OKLAHO370531&archive=yes By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau  OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma lawmakers will have $400 million less to spend in the coming fiscal year than they did in the current fiscal year, the director of the Oklahoma Policy… Read more [More...]

Report: Oklahoma economy may not recover until 2014 (Associated Press)

Original at http://newsok.com/report-okla.-economy-may-not-recover-until-2014/article/3521488 By SEAN MURPHY Oklahoma’s economy, battered from the fallout of a national recession and low oil and natural gas prices, likely will not fully recover until at least 2014, according to a report released Tuesday by a… Read more [More...]

A New Fiscal Reality: The State Budget Outlook, 2011-2014

Our  issue brief, “A New Fiscal Reality for Oklahoma: The State Budget Outlook, 2011-2014” presents revenue and budget forecasts for the next three years and a series of policy recommendations. Full issue brief 1-page summary Press release Technical memorandum explaining… Read more [More...]

OK Policy Memo: Expect Budget Shortfalls to Continue; Balanced Approach to Bridging the Budget Gap is Urged

Whoever wins the elections in November will face difficult choices in filling large budget holes and balancing the budget in the years ahead, according to a memo to candidates and elected officials released today by Oklahoma Policy Institute, an independent… Read more [More...]

Candidate Memo: The State Budget – Outlook and Recommendations

In early October, OK Policy distributed and released a memo to Oklahoma candidates and elected officials on the state budget. The memo was intended to provide a concise summary of our analysis of the state’s fiscal situation, and to suggest… Read more [More...]

Resources on Assets and Financial Security

OK Policy is actively involved in developing and promoting policy ideas that will allow more Oklahomans to build assets as a way to reduce poverty and expand economic opportunity. This page is intended as a guide to some key resources… Read more [More...]