By: Kate Richey
July 14, 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
July 11, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
A few months ago, we blogged about a special screening of the feature-length documentary Panic Nation at the University of Tulsa, and the film did not disappoint. Filmaker George Adams was on hand to discuss the movie and the rise… Read more [More...]
By: Kate Richey
July 8, 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 presented interactive charts tracking state agencies’ share of the budget over time. A… Read more [More...]
By: Kate Richey
July 6, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Legal challenges to national health care reform have proliferated since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law in March 2010. There have been 26 federal lawsuits filed seeking to overturn the legislation, most of them challenging the constitutionality of the… Read more [More...]
By: Kate Richey
July 1, 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 address recent statements by Gov. Fallin that her long-term goal is to do… Read more [More...]
By: Kate Richey
June 30, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
OK Policy is an active member of Oklahoma Assets, a statewide coalition that aims to identify and strengthen programs and policies that help Oklahoma residents achieve economic security. Oklahoma Assets has been making big strides in recent months, officially incorporating… 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
June 29, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
This is the ninth in an ongoing series of posts examining the Affordable Care Act, including previous posts on health insurance exchanges and temporary high risk pools. You can also visit the health care reform page on our website for… Read more [More...]
By: Kate Richey
June 24, 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, summer intern Trevor Shanklin makes the case for reconsidering the criminalization of marijuana in… Read more [More...]
By: Kate Richey
June 20, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Public schools have long been clearinghouses for fitness and nutrition initiatives in the United States. Since the 1960s, the President’s Challenge program has inspired kids to meet physical fitness benchmarks. Schoolchildren began to learn about the basic building blocks of… Read more [More...]