Category: OK Policy

The Weekly Wonk: October 12, 2012

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 summary and analysis of each state question that will be on the… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk: October 4, 2012

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 an updated budget trends and highlights fact sheet.  A new resource shows who… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk: September 28, 2012

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 OK Policy announced that we’re seeking to hire a health care policy analyst; the deadline for applications… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk: September 21, 2012

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 featured a guest post on why the labor force participation rate is shrinking.… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk: September 14, 2012

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 OK Policy released an online database and factsheets with key demographic, economic, and social indicators for each… Read more [More...]

NEW: County-Level Database & Factsheets

Are you interested in how your county’s high school graduation rate compares to the rest of the state? How the uninsurance rate has changed over the past decade? How your county ranks among the state’s 77 counties in median personal… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk: September 7, 2012

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 covered a new report that reveals per pupil spending in the state has dropped… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk: August 31, 2012

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 OK Policy called for a more honest discussion about the trade-offs involved in tax and budget decisions.… Read more [More...]

Upcoming Event: An evening with Matthew Yglesias and Lauren Zuniga, Sept. 27

On Thursday, September 27, Oklahoma Policy Institute and Booksmart Tulsa will host an evening with author and blogger Matthew Yglesias. The event will be at the Dilly Deli, 402 East 2nd Street, Tulsa, OK 74120, beginning with refreshments at 7… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk: August 24, 2012

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 OK Policy examined the results of chronic underfunding of the agency tasked with investigating violent deaths in… Read more [More...]