Gene Perry worked for OK Policy from 2011 to 2019. He is a native Oklahoman and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in history and an M.A. in journalism.
By: Gene Perry
January 18, 2017 // Updated: May 2, 2019
The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma’s Nita R. Giles Public Policy Program and the Oklahoma Policy Institute present Education in Oklahoma, a panel discussion examining feasible solutions to problems facing the Oklahoma education system.
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By: Gene Perry
January 17, 2017 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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Estimates show Oklahoma faces another large budget hole next year.
The State Equalization Board met in December and certified $6.038 billion in available revenue for next year, which is $740 million less than… Read more [More...]
By: Gene Perry
January 9, 2017 // Updated: January 9, 2017
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By: Gene Perry
December 19, 2016 // Updated: December 19, 2016
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By: Gene Perry
December 12, 2016 // Updated: December 12, 2016
In The Know is your daily briefing on Oklahoma policy-related news. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. Click here to subscribe to In The Know and see past editions.
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By: Gene Perry
December 9, 2016 // Updated: December 9, 2016
OK Policy analyst Devon Douglass is leaving to become Chief Resilience Officer for the City of Tulsa under new mayor G.T. Bynum. It’s a loss for OK Policy but a great opportunity for Devon and Tulsa, and we look forward… Read more [More...]
By: Gene Perry
December 8, 2016 // Updated: December 8, 2016
In The Know is your daily briefing on Oklahoma policy-related news. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. Click here to subscribe to In The Know and see past editions.
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By: Gene Perry
December 5, 2016 // Updated: December 5, 2016
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By: Gene Perry
November 21, 2016 // Updated: November 21, 2016
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By: Gene Perry
November 16, 2016 // Updated: May 2, 2019
You may not be surprised to learn that, despite some progress in lowering the poverty rate the past three years, more than 600,000 Oklahomans lived in poverty in 2015. But did you know that two in five Oklahomans in poverty had… Read more [More...]