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Upcoming Event: Education in Oklahoma panel discussion at USAO

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. When: Jan. 24 at… Read more [More...]

Budget Trends and Outlook — January 2017

[Download this fact sheet as a pdf.] 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...]

In The Know: Hundreds of Oklahoma state employees get salary increases over $5,000

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. Today In The… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Another year, another budget hole for lawmakers to address

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. Early-bird registration is… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Teacher pay plans begin to emerge in Oklahoma Legislature

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. Today In The… Read more [More...]

We’re hiring! Now taking applications for policy analyst and research interns

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...]

In The Know: Donald Trump picks Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to lead EPA

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. Today In The… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Baker, other tribal leaders endorse Fallin for interior secretary post

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. Today In The… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Oklahoma’s child abuse rate remains high, but DHS reforms show progress

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. Today In The… Read more [More...]

New factsheet shares the data on what poverty really looks like in Oklahoma

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...]