Author: Oklahoma Policy Institute

Weekly Wonk: Housing is out of reach for working Oklahomans, seniors and people with disabilities | Oklahoma Supreme Court stays bill over TSET Board terms | Make community great again

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 [More...]

Weekly Wonk: Oklahoma became the worst state in the nation for education because of our policy choices | Our children are paying for grown-up power plays | Oklahoma’s booms, busts, and tax cut déjà vu | More

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 [More...]

Weekly Wonk: The myth of Oklahoma’s fiscal self-reliance | SNAP cuts could starve Oklahoma’s safety net | George Nigh’s legacy wasn’t just in policy, but in people

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 [More...]

Groundbreaking report reveals more than $200 million in savings from Oklahoma justice reform

A new report shows how Oklahoma voters’ decision to prioritize rehabilitation over incarceration has resulted in a dramatic drop in crime, a 47 percent reduction in prison sentences, and the largest local mental health and substance abuse investment in state… Read more [More...]

Weekly Wonk: It’s past time to raise Oklahoma’s minimum wage | Data is key to bringing justice-involved people back to workforce | Oklahoma legislators to tackle child well‑being in 2025 interim studies

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 [More...]

Weekly Wonk: The Big ‘Beautiful’ Delay | Oklahoma shouldn’t allow private prisons to reopen as immigration detention centers. Here are 6 reasons why. | Senators request interim study to rethink how Oklahoma cities are funded (Capitol Update)

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 [More...]

Oklahoma shouldn’t allow private prisons to reopen as immigration detention centers. Here are 6 reasons why. 

This article was co-authored by Gabriela Ramirez-Perez, Immigration Policy Analyst and Polina Rozhkova, Data Analyst. In the current administration, more and more immigrants are being funneled to detention centers or being held in other forms of federal Immigration and Customs… Read more [More...]

Weekly Wonk: Community-led crisis response is working, but Oklahoma needs a statewide solution | Making Oklahoma healthy requires more than a slogan | Oklahoma’s “failure to protect” law under scrutiny in new interim study

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 [More...]

Weekly Wonk: Statement from the OK Policy on passage of the “Big Beautiful Bill” | True patriotism means speaking up | Lawsuit challenges constitutionality of new business court law | More

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 [More...]

Weekly Wonk: Report: Oklahoma ranks 46th in child well-being | Oklahomans should be watching LA immigration raid protests with concern | SB 1168 expands liability for government-caused injuries, property damage

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 [More...]