Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Number of persons receiving assistance through the Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services in Oklahoma, FY 2011

Source: Oklahoma Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services 

Monday, February 4, 2013

Maximum number of days until adjournment of this year’s Oklahoma Legislative Session, which begins today and adjourns by May 31, 2013.

Source: Oklahoma Policy Institute

Friday, February 1, 2013

Number of Oklahoma households who pay more than 50 percent of their income in housing costs, 2012

Source:  Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Oklahoma’s current jobs deficit, or the number of jobs the state needs to create to keep up with the growth of the working aged population as of December 2012

Source:  Bureau of Labor via Economic Policy Institute

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Number of years the Oklahoma Policy Institute has been providing data-driven information, analysis and ideas on state policy issues

Source: Oklahoma Policy Institute

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Amount Oklahomans paid in additional interest on auto loans due to dealerships’ rate mark-up, the 8th most paid in financing markups to dealerships in the U.S., 2010

Source: Center for Responsible Lending

Monday, January 28, 2013

Number of American Indian veterans in Oklahoma, the 2nd largest population of Native veterans outside California
Source: Department of Veterans Affairs

Friday, January 25, 2013

Average retail price per kilowatt hour of electricity in Oklahoma for end-users in all sectors, 4th lowest in the U.S. in 2012 

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Oklahoma’s rank for the mortality rate of inmates in local jails, 209 deaths per 100,000 people in local jails in 2010

Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Oklahoma’s rank for the mortality rate of inmates in local jails, 209 deaths per 100,000 people in local jails in 2010

Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics