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
August 24, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Erin Lamey is the KIDS COUNT/Research Director for the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy. KIDS COUNT is a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, dedicated to tracking child well-being.
Many young people entering Oklahoma’s workforce year-after-year are unprepared for… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
August 17, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Despite a modest recovery in the overall economy, a new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City finds that low- and moderate-income populations continue to face increased hardship in Oklahoma and other states in the Tenth Federal Reserve… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
August 15, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Monica Barczak is Director of Innovation Lab at Community Acton Project.
Oklahoma has the sixth highest infant mortality rate in the nation, with 8.5 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births; the rate of infant deaths for African Americans is… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
August 11, 2011 // Updated: October 17, 2012
Note: Soon after we first launched our blog in March 2009, we posted a brief statement of what this blog is intended for. Twenty-eight months and some 650 posts later, we went back to that original statement – and found… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
August 10, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Note: The Task Force for the Study of State Tax Credits and Economic Incentives, created by HB 1285, is meeting over the interim to scrutinize tax credits. This blog post excerpts an OK Policy issue brief from last year titled… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
August 9, 2011 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Oklahoma’s fiscal situation presents an apparent paradox. We have now seen state tax collections rise for five consecutive quarters and exceed prior year collections by 10.5 percent. At the same time, the state budget is still being cut. This year’s… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
August 8, 2011 // Updated: May 1, 2019
The Office of State Finance today released General Revenue collections for July, the first month of FY ’12. Total collections were $385.0 million, which was $14.9 million, or 4.0 percent above July 2010, and $17.0 million, or 4.6 percent, above… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
August 5, 2011 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Now that default has been averted and the agreement to raise the federal debt limit has been signed into law, attention here in Oklahoma has shifted, at least temporarily, from politics back to the weather (or, from the debt ceiling… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
August 4, 2011 // Updated: October 17, 2012
OK Policy is looking for one or two students for a paid part-time internship during the fall 2011 semester. Students would be expected to work between 8 and 15 hours over one to three days per week, depending on their… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
August 3, 2011 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Anyone following the news finds daily stories of the public sector under assault. Across the nation and in Oklahoma, cuts to state government continue into their third straight year, while in Washington, the rhetoric around budget cuts has reached a… Read more [More...]
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Erin Lamey is the KIDS COUNT/Research Director for the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy. KIDS COUNT is a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, dedicated to tracking child well-being.
Many young people entering Oklahoma’s workforce year-after-year are unprepared for… Read more [More...]
Despite a modest recovery in the overall economy, a new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City finds that low- and moderate-income populations continue to face increased hardship in Oklahoma and other states in the Tenth Federal Reserve… Read more [More...]
Monica Barczak is Director of Innovation Lab at Community Acton Project.
Oklahoma has the sixth highest infant mortality rate in the nation, with 8.5 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births; the rate of infant deaths for African Americans is… Read more [More...]
Note: Soon after we first launched our blog in March 2009, we posted a brief statement of what this blog is intended for. Twenty-eight months and some 650 posts later, we went back to that original statement – and found… Read more [More...]
Oklahoma’s fiscal situation presents an apparent paradox. We have now seen state tax collections rise for five consecutive quarters and exceed prior year collections by 10.5 percent. At the same time, the state budget is still being cut. This year’s… Read more [More...]
The Office of State Finance today released General Revenue collections for July, the first month of FY ’12. Total collections were $385.0 million, which was $14.9 million, or 4.0 percent above July 2010, and $17.0 million, or 4.6 percent, above… Read more [More...]
Now that default has been averted and the agreement to raise the federal debt limit has been signed into law, attention here in Oklahoma has shifted, at least temporarily, from politics back to the weather (or, from the debt ceiling… Read more [More...]
OK Policy is looking for one or two students for a paid part-time internship during the fall 2011 semester. Students would be expected to work between 8 and 15 hours over one to three days per week, depending on their… Read more [More...]
Anyone following the news finds daily stories of the public sector under assault. Across the nation and in Oklahoma, cuts to state government continue into their third straight year, while in Washington, the rhetoric around budget cuts has reached a… Read more [More...]
