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Watch This: The Great Recession

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...]

The Weekly Wonk – September 30, 2011

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] Thirteen Oklahoma soldiers killed in two months

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...]

[In The Know] OKC has lowest unemployment rate among large cities

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...]

The Weekly Wonk – September 23, 2011

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: Personal income in Oklahoma ranks near the top for 2nd quarter

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...]

Poverty rises in Oklahoma; children especially bearing the brunt

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...]

Watch This: Making ends meet – The Medicare generation

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...]

Guest Blog (Noble McIntyre) – Oklahoma must spend more on public safety education

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...]

Health Care Reform (11): IT investments propel U.S. health care system into the 21st century

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...]