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In The Know: Federal benefit cuts push families into eviction crisis | 300K Oklahomans face spike in health insurance premiums. What does it mean for you? | What’s behind this year’s spike in death row executions

By: Kati Malicoate
December 10, 2025 // Updated: December 10, 2025

In The Know is your daily briefing on Oklahoma policy-related news. OK Policy encourages the support of Oklahoma’s state and local media, which are vital to an informed citizenry. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the… Read more More...

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In The Know: Sen. Inhofe confirms retirement | Oklahomans react to Ukraine invasion | Anticipating state budget ups and downs

By: Kristin Wells
February 25, 2022 // Updated: February 25, 2022

In The Know is your daily briefing on Oklahoma policy-related news. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. Some stories included here are behind paywall or require subscription. OK Policy encourages the support… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Far-reaching implications of Ukraine crisis | SCOTUS reaffirms McGirt not retroactive | Curriculum bans and book reviews

By: Kristin Wells
February 24, 2022 // Updated: February 24, 2022

Ukraine crisis has far-reaching implications, says University of Tulsa professor; US Supreme Court reaffirms that McGirt is not retroactive; How Oklahoma’s classroom curriculum bans affect Black educators and families; [More...]

In The Know: State budget & savings updates | Plan to get 95% of Oklahomans’ broadband coverage | Fiscally responsible way to reduce grocery tax

By: Kristin Wells
February 22, 2022 // Updated: February 23, 2022

State savings accounts rise, huge turnpike plan unveiled; OSBI seeks more agents for ‘overwhelming’ online child predator problem; House Republicans propose plan to get 95% of Oklahomans’ broadband coverage; [More...]

In The Know: Fight over education at state Capitol | Suicides, ‘deaths of despair’ on the rise in OK | ‘Long COVID’ concerns and Legislature response

By: Kristin Wells
// Updated: February 22, 2022

Oklahoma fight over education heats up at state Capitol; Oklahoma wants to pay some teachers six figures. Here's how it would work; [More...]

In The Know: Lethal injection lawsuit goes to trial | More than five dozen election-related bills | New Fellowships announced

By: Kristin Wells
February 18, 2022 // Updated: February 18, 2022

A lawsuit challenging Oklahoma’s lethal injection protocol is going to trial. Here’s what’s at stake; Lawmakers scrutinize state’s election system; Two New Paid Fellowships Announced for Fall 2022-2023; [More...]

In The Know: Gov. appoints doctor to OHCA board | Urban-rural divide on ballot initiatives | Black history is Oklahoma history

By: Kristin Wells
February 17, 2022 // Updated: February 17, 2022

Policy Matters: Black History is Oklahoma history; Gov. Kevin Stitt appoints OKC doctor to Health Care Authority Board; Urban-rural divide at heart of bills to change ballot initiatives; Oklahoma death row inmate Gilbert Postelle to be executed Thursday; [More...]

In The Know: School voucher bill narrowly moves on | Autopsy shows botched Oct. execution | Daily COVID deaths higher than ever

By: Kristin Wells
February 15, 2022 // Updated: February 16, 2022

Oklahoma Empowerment Act advances on close vote, charter reforms move as well; Autopsy shows executed Oklahoma inmate John Marion Grant breathed in vomit; Watch Now: Oklahoma's daily COVID-19 deaths higher than ever as long-term patients die amid plummeting omicron wave; [More...]

In The Know: Bills on income tax moves quickly | Crippling court fines and fees | New Stitt appointee for state Board of Education

By: Kristin Wells
// Updated: February 15, 2022

House subcommittee votes to bring back income tax triggers; The pandemic speeds a push to wean Oklahoma courts off crippling fees; Stitt appoints Sarah Lepak to State Board of Education; [More...]

In The Know: Education priorities for 2022 session | Military medical teams provide ‘immense relief’ | SoonerCare virtual town halls

By: Kristin Wells
February 14, 2022 // Updated: February 14, 2022

Teacher pay and ’empowerment’ accounts: Lawmakers debate education priorities; 'Immense relief': Military medical teams give needed support to OKC hospitals amid COVID wave; OK health leaders to host SoonerCare virtual town halls; [More...]

In The Know: House won’t hear controversial school voucher bill | PSO recovery cost plan approved | Rebecca Hogue sentencing

By: Kristin Wells
February 11, 2022 // Updated: August 21, 2025

Oklahoma House Speaker Charles McCall: 'I don't plan to hear' private school voucher bill; Corporation Commission OK's $675 million in fuel recovery costs for PSO from 2021 cold snap; Rebecca Hogue sentencing set for Friday afternoon; [More...]

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