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Older Oklahomans whose deaths may have been prevented by expanding Medicaid in the state
[Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities]
Signatures submitted in support of SQ 802, which calls for full Medicaid expansion
[Source: KOCO]
Amount by which the likelihood of a rural hospital closing decreases if that hospital is in a Medicaid expansion state
[Source: Chartis Center for Rural Health]
The accumulated state budget savings since 2001 due to a 64 percent decline in youth detention costs.
[Source: Open Justice Oklahoma]
Total number of Black children in Oklahoma in 2018 — 8% of the total Oklahoma child population.
[Source: KIDS COUNT]
The percentage decrease in violent crime in Oklahoma between 2010 and 2018.
[Source: Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics]
The percentage change for nonviolent crime in Oklahoma from 201o to 2018
[Source: Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics]
The amount of fines and fees which were not collected between 2012 and 2018.
[Source: Open Justice Oklahoma]
Average funded percentage of Oklahoma’s public employee retirement systems in 2019, up from 56 percent in 2010. Retirees have not received a cost of living adjustment in that time.
[Source: Oklahoma State Treasurer]
The year Oklahoma elected its first Black legislator, A.C. Hamlin of Logan County — just one year after becoming a state. Following his election, Oklahoma lawmakers passed a constitutional amendment that effectively limited black voters through voter registration requirements. The amendment was finally declared unconstitutional in a 1915 court case. #BlackHistoryMonth
[Source: Tulsa World]
