By: Kate Richey
July 25, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Poverty has been a part of Oklahoma’s landscape since before statehood. Early settlers faced enormous odds – drought, food insecurity, and nonexistent infrastructure – and possessed few material resources. During the Great Depression, the state lost nearly half a million… 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
July 24, 2012 // Updated: July 24, 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 23, 2012 // Updated: July 23, 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 20, 2012 // 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 Oklahoma Policy Institute released a new blog post and fact sheet explaining the basics of the state’s… 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
July 13, 2012 // 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 OK Policy Blog explained why welfare as most people imagine it doesn’t actually exist anymore, and… 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
July 12, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services will host the 2012 Oklahoma Suicide Prevention Conference next Friday, July 20th. The event will provide participants with suicide prevention training, intervention skills, and knowledge. Emphasis will be placed on building… Read more [More...]
By: Kate Richey
July 10, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the health care law, or Affordable Care Act (ACA), will soon compel even the most reluctant states to address their central responsibility under the law – state-based health insurance exchanges. Exchanges, which we’ve blogged… Read more [More...]