Wednesday, April 17, 2013

The number of states who are participating (or leaning towards participating) in Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act

Source: The Advisory Board Company via OK Policy Blog

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Percentage of women in Oklahoma without health insurance that are currently employed, 2013

Source: National Women’s Law Center 

Monday, April 15, 2013

The number of affordable homes and apartments in Oklahoma that were developed and financed under the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, enacted in 1986

Source: A.C.T.I.O.N. (A Call To Invest in Our Neighborhoods)

Friday, April 12, 2013

The number of state troopers on Oklahoma’s highways, comparable to the number of troopers in the state in 1991, 22 years ago.

Source: Durant Daily Democrat via OK Policy Blog

 

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Number of high-tech jobs in Oklahoma, 33rd among the states in 2011

Source: Marketplace.org via Bureau of Labor Statistics

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Percentage of Oklahoma’s TANF or ‘welfare’ recipients who are children, FY 2012

Source: OKDHS

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Number of Oklahoma small businesses now eligible for a new health insurance tax credit under the Affordable Care Act, a federal income tax credit worth $746/year on average for each worker provided health coverage

Source: Families USA

Monday, April 8, 2013

Number of low to moderate income working Oklahomans claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) on their federal return, roughly 13 percent of filers in 2012

Source: IRS

Friday, April 5, 2013

Percentage of Oklahomans who do not have a bank account at a financial institution

Source: FDIC via OK Policy Blog

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Net economic value lost in Oklahoma through payday lending interest payments made by state residents

Source: Insight Center for Community Economic Development