By: Kate Richey
October 3, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
This video provides an excellent graphical overview of postwar recessions, putting the most recent economic downturn into grave perspective. The video was created and narrated by Colin Gordon of the Iowa Policy Project. For more videos like this, and additional… Read more [More...]
By: Kate Richey
September 30, 2011 // Updated: July 25, 2015
What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk is dedicated to this week’s events, publications, and blog posts.
This week at OK Policy we suggested three reforms to modernize Oklahoma’s income tax. We also challenged a plan… Read more [More...]
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. E-mail your suggestions for In The Know items to gperry@okpolicy.org. You can sign… Read more [More...]
By: Kate Richey
September 29, 2011 // Updated: October 17, 2012
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. E-mail your suggestions for In The Know items to gperry@okpolicy.org. You can sign… Read more [More...]
By: Kate Richey
September 23, 2011 // Updated: July 25, 2015
What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk is dedicated to this week’s events, publications, and blog posts.
This week the Census Bureau released new state-level data on income, poverty and health insurance coverage in 2010. The… Read more [More...]
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. E-mail your suggestions for In The Know items to gperry@okpolicy.org. You can sign… Read more [More...]
By: Kate Richey
September 22, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Update: Click here for our 2010 Poverty Profile based on the Census Bureau data
Despite Oklahoma’s comparatively modest unemployment rate and steady wage growth over the last two years, many of the state’s low income residents continue to be left… Read more [More...]
By: Kate Richey
September 21, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
This ten minute documentary produced by the Kaiser Family Foundation profiles the experiences of three Medicare families struggling to keep up with health care costs and other necessary household expenses on a fixed budget. According to the Census Bureau, 13.5… Read more [More...]
By: Kate Richey
September 20, 2011 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Noble McIntyre is the senior partner and owner of McIntyre Law, an Oklahoma personal injury law firm.
Traffic fatalities in Oklahoma decreased from 765 in 2006, to 627 in 2010, according to the Oklahoma Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2012… Read more [More...]
By: Kate Richey
September 19, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
This is the eleventh in an ongoing series of posts examining the Affordable Care Act, including previous posts on state insurance exchange flexibility and rate review. For links to all previous posts and additional resources, please visit the health care… Read more [More...]