By: Kate Richey
August 10, 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
August 2, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Oklahoma has the 6th highest infant mortality rate and 2nd highest black infant mortality rate in the country. Among black babies, the infant mortality rate in Oklahoma today is comparable to the 1970s national average for all races. This fantastic… Read more [More...]
By: Kate Richey
July 29, 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 reported on the first meeting of a legislative task force to evaluate state… Read more [More...]
By: Kate Richey
July 27, 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 26, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
This post is the first in a three-part series on “Oklahoma’s Unemployment Gap,” examining the persistence of racial disparities in unemployment. Part One introduces the unemployment gap and presents preliminary descriptive data on state labor market trends by race. Part… Read more [More...]
By: Kate Richey
July 22, 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 blogged about why Medicaid matters for those who may be too poor or… Read more [More...]
The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services will host their 2011 Suicide Prevention Conference on Friday, July 29th at the Doubletree Hotel in Tulsa. The conference will provide participants with suicide prevention training, intervention skills and knowledge.… Read more [More...]
By: Kate Richey
July 19, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Oklahoma gained national attention last year with the passage of SQ 755, a ballot measure that amends the state constitution by preemptively barring state courts from considering ‘sharia law.’ Sharia literally means “path” in Arabic, and refers loosely to an… Read more [More...]
By: Kate Richey
July 15, 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 reported that June General Revenue (GR) collections came in $66.2 million, or 13.0… 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...]
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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...]
Oklahoma has the 6th highest infant mortality rate and 2nd highest black infant mortality rate in the country. Among black babies, the infant mortality rate in Oklahoma today is comparable to the 1970s national average for all races. This fantastic… Read more [More...]
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 reported on the first meeting of a legislative task force to evaluate state… Read more [More...]
This post is the first in a three-part series on “Oklahoma’s Unemployment Gap,” examining the persistence of racial disparities in unemployment. Part One introduces the unemployment gap and presents preliminary descriptive data on state labor market trends by race. Part… Read more [More...]
The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services will host their 2011 Suicide Prevention Conference on Friday, July 29th at the Doubletree Hotel in Tulsa. The conference will provide participants with suicide prevention training, intervention skills and knowledge.… Read more [More...]
