Former Executive Director David Blatt joined OK Policy in 2008 and served as its Executive Director from 2010 to 2019. He previously served as Director of Public Policy for Community Action Project of Tulsa County and as a budget analyst for the Oklahoma State Senate. He has a Ph.D. in political science from Cornell University and a B.A. from the University of Alberta. David has been selected as Political Scientist of the Year by the Oklahoma Political Science Association, Local Social Justice Champion by the Dan Allen Center for Social Justice, and Public Citizen of the Year by the National Association of Social Workers.
By: David Blatt
January 16, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Bailey Perkins is an OK Policy Research Fellow and a second year Master of Public Administration student at the University of Oklahoma. She serves on the board of directors for the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy as the advocacy chairman… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
January 15, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
The cost of tax breaks for oil and gas production in Oklahoma is escalating rapidly. This fiscal year and next, total incentives for oil and gas production in the form of lower tax rates and rebates are projected to exceed… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
January 14, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Today’s Graph of the Day shows that the number of correctional officers staffing Oklahoma prisons has fallen by 24.5 percent since 2000 and by 20 percent just in the past five years, while the number of inmates continues to rise.
… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
January 9, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Tax breaks for horizontal drilling and other forms of oil and gas production are projected to cost the state over $300 million this fiscal year and next, according to new calculations by Oklahoma Policy Institute. This does not include the… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
January 7, 2014 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Despite almost four years of economic growth, Oklahoma’s core services have never fully recovered from the steep drop in revenues and repeated budget cuts that accompanied the Great Recession. Now we are facing another stretch of rough budget times and… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
December 23, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
When it comes to health challenges facing their populations, Oklahoma and Kentucky are two states with strong similarities.
The latest state rankings from the United Health Foundation put Oklahoma 43rd and Kentucky 44th in overall health. Both states rank at… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
December 17, 2013 // Updated: December 17, 2013
Oklahoma Policy Institute is excited to introduce three new staff members who are joining the organization.
Carly Putnam is our new full-time policy analyst. A recent graduate of the University of Tulsa with a BA in Sociology and Women’s and… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
December 12, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
OK Policy is pleased to host our first State Budget Summit Thursday, January 16th at the Oklahoma History Center. You can click here to register for the event.
With the theme of “Navigating the Perilous Fiscal Waters”, the summit will… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
November 26, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
The United States has by far the most unequal distribution of income out of all developed countries. The top 1 percent of earners holds more than 35 percent of the nation’s overall wealth, while the bottom 50 percent controls just… Read more [More...]
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Bailey Perkins is an OK Policy Research Fellow and a second year Master of Public Administration student at the University of Oklahoma. She serves on the board of directors for the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy as the advocacy chairman… Read more [More...]
The cost of tax breaks for oil and gas production in Oklahoma is escalating rapidly. This fiscal year and next, total incentives for oil and gas production in the form of lower tax rates and rebates are projected to exceed… Read more [More...]
Today’s Graph of the Day shows that the number of correctional officers staffing Oklahoma prisons has fallen by 24.5 percent since 2000 and by 20 percent just in the past five years, while the number of inmates continues to rise.
… Read more [More...]
Tax breaks for horizontal drilling and other forms of oil and gas production are projected to cost the state over $300 million this fiscal year and next, according to new calculations by Oklahoma Policy Institute. This does not include the… Read more [More...]
Despite almost four years of economic growth, Oklahoma’s core services have never fully recovered from the steep drop in revenues and repeated budget cuts that accompanied the Great Recession. Now we are facing another stretch of rough budget times and… Read more [More...]
When it comes to health challenges facing their populations, Oklahoma and Kentucky are two states with strong similarities.
The latest state rankings from the United Health Foundation put Oklahoma 43rd and Kentucky 44th in overall health. Both states rank at… Read more [More...]
Oklahoma taxpayers will send $1.252 billion to Washington with nothing to show for it if we continue to refuse federal health care dollars. [More...]
Oklahoma Policy Institute is excited to introduce three new staff members who are joining the organization.
Carly Putnam is our new full-time policy analyst. A recent graduate of the University of Tulsa with a BA in Sociology and Women’s and… Read more [More...]
OK Policy is pleased to host our first State Budget Summit Thursday, January 16th at the Oklahoma History Center. You can click here to register for the event.
With the theme of “Navigating the Perilous Fiscal Waters”, the summit will… Read more [More...]
The United States has by far the most unequal distribution of income out of all developed countries. The top 1 percent of earners holds more than 35 percent of the nation’s overall wealth, while the bottom 50 percent controls just… Read more [More...]
