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In The Know: Voting by mail increasing in state | Interim study examines racial relations | Ensuring Medicaid expansion delivers full potential

Ensuring Medicaid expansion delivers on its full potential; Policy Matters: Blood sport politics has weakened state, country; Voting by mail increases exponentially in Oklahoma; Oklahoma House studies race relations, police and criminal justice reform [More...]

In The Know: Activity around state questions heats up | Officials warn of pending eviction crisis | An early look at FY 2022 budget

Campaigns for, against State Question 805 intensify; Health care groups form coalition to oppose SQ 814; Experts warn evictions may skyrocket in Oklahoma; An early look at the FY 2022 budget (Capitol Update) [More...]

In The Know: Auditor: Charter school system ripe for abuse | State virus deaths pass 1,000 | McGirt decision to have financial impact

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. Some stories included here are behind paywall or require subscription. OK Policy encourages the support… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk: Fact sheets available for SQ 805 & 814 | School meals are lifeline for Oklahoma families | Proposed state race and equality commission

Non-partisan fact sheets on the upcoming state questions; Policy Matters: Voting story provides much-needed affirmation; School meals are a lifeline for Oklahoma families; Interim study considers proposed state race and equality commission (Capitol Update); Announcing OK Policy's Fall 2020 interns and fellows. [More...]

In The Know: New program addresses food security for children | A closer look at Oklahoma’s fuel tax | Uninsured rate climbing even before pandemic

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. Some stories included here are behind paywall or require subscription. OK Policy encourages the support… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Parole board decreases commutation reviews | Prisons continue to be virus hotspot | Interim studies review police reforms

Parole board decreases commutation reviews, potentially creating a backlog; Interim studies review police reform; Oklahoma’s hotspots continue to be in prisons; Tackling unanswered COVID-19 questions. [More...]

The Weekly Wonk: COVID-19 in Oklahoma prisons is a moral emergency | Interim studies examine police reform | Building community unity

COVID-19 in Oklahoma prisons is a moral emergency; Policy Matters: Fulfilling our moral responsibility; Interim studies examine police reform measures; Building Community Unity. [More...]

In The Know: Prison death toll increasing | Study: Worsening health comes for people of color | Oklahoma sets new virus records

Oklahoma prisons see jump in COVID-related death toll; OU study shows worsening health outcomes for minorities; [More...]

Too many Oklahomans live in poverty, but addressing it takes multifaceted approach (Weekly Wonk)

Census data show Oklahoma still lags nation in poverty rate; Policy Matters: Poverty is an issue, now more than ever; Education Secretary appointment may set up interesting dynamic; State has a moral and legal duty to protect inmates from COVID-19. [More...]

The Weekly Wonk: Congress needs to deliver bipartisan relief bill | State moving away from private prisons | More

Policy Matters: ‘Skinny’ relief bill is inadequate; Oklahoma’s move away from private prisons (Capitol Update); Oklahomans deserve transparency from state leaders. [More...]