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In The Know: Outgoing Superintendent Barresi goes on 11th-hour hiring spree

In The Know is a daily synopsis of Oklahoma policy-related news and blogs. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. You can sign up here to receive In The Know by e-mail. In… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk for January 11, 2015

The Weekly Wonk is a summary of Oklahoma Policy Institute’s events, publications, blog posts, and coverage. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In The Know. Click here to subscribe to In The Know.… Read more [More...]

OK PolicyCast Episode 18: An ’emergency room’ for legal assistance

You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS. The podcast theme music is by Zébre. Each week the OK PolicyCast brings you the most important news about Oklahoma and what it means. This week, we speak with… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Legislative leaders warn tough budget year is coming

In The Know is a daily synopsis of Oklahoma policy-related news and blogs. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. You can sign up here to receive In The Know by e-mail. Members… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Oklahoma registers more earthquakes in 2014 than in last 30 years combined

In The Know is a daily synopsis of Oklahoma policy-related news and blogs. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. You can sign up here to receive In The Know by e-mail. With… Read more [More...]

In The Know: GE qualifies for nearly $18 million payout from Oklahoma

In The Know is a daily synopsis of Oklahoma policy-related news and blogs. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. You can sign up here to receive In The Know by e-mail. General… Read more [More...]

Reading Sufficiency Act

The Reading Sufficiency Act (RSA) was enacted in 1997 to improve Oklahoma students’ reading skills before the end of third grade. Since that time, Oklahoma has made several changes to the Act. In 2011-2012, the legislature established an intensive, accelerated… Read more [More...]

Single-Subject Rule

The single-subject rule is a provision of the Oklahoma Constitution that prohibits individual pieces of legislation or ballot initiatives from dealing with more than one main issue. The single-subject rule is found in over 40 state constitutions as a way… Read more [More...]

Open Meetings Act

Oklahoma’s Open Meetings Act (25 O.S. Sections 301-314) requires all public bodies to file advance notice of regularly scheduled and special meetings with the Secretary of State, as well as advance notice of changes in date, time, or location of… Read more [More...]

Administrative Rules

State agencies can make rules to implement laws under procedures set out in the Administrative Procedures Act (75 OS 250-323). Administrative rules have the effect of law. Before becoming effective, permanent rules are subject to a comprehensive rulemaking process that… Read more [More...]