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H.R. 1’s hidden costs: What the federal megabill really means for Oklahoma

By: Oklahoma Policy Institute
December 18, 2025 // Updated: December 18, 2025
H.R. 1, also called the One Big Beautiful Bill, is a federal reconciliation law passed in 2025 that delivers large tax cuts to corporations and high-income households while reducing long-term federal revenues. Marketed as a plan for “tax relief,” the… Read more More...

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Weekly Wonk: The federal housing bill is worth celebrating. Now state leaders must act | Lawmakers consider new approaches to Oklahoma’s domestic violence crisis | Worker empowerment strengthens Oklahoma businesses

By: Kati Malicoate
September 5, 2026 // Updated: September 4, 2026
What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk shares our most recent publications and other resources to help you stay informed about Oklahoma. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In… Read more [More...]

Worker empowerment strengthens Oklahoma businesses

By: Shiloh Kantz
September 4, 2026 // Updated: September 4, 2026
Labor Day arrives each year as the unofficial end of summer. But its history asks us to remember something more important: Our economy’s strength depends on the people who do the work. This column originally appeared in the Journal Record… Read more [More...]

Lawmakers consider new approaches to Oklahoma’s domestic violence crisis (Capitol Update)

By: Steve Lewis
August 31, 2026 // Updated: September 1, 2026
Last week, the Criminal Judiciary Committee, chaired by Rep. Rande Worthen, R-Lawton, held an interim study led by Rep. Ellyn Hefner, D-Oklahoma City, on Oklahoma’s persistent and growing domestic violence problem. The study was combined with a request led by… Read more [More...]

Weekly Wonk: Norman encampment cleared again amid broader homelessness crisis | Oklahoma can bring dark money into the light

By: Kati Malicoate
August 29, 2026 // Updated: August 28, 2026
What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk shares our most recent publications and other resources to help you stay informed about Oklahoma. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In… Read more [More...]

The federal housing bill is worth celebrating. Now state leaders must act.

By: Sabine Brown
August 28, 2026 // Updated: August 27, 2026
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a bipartisan housing package, does many things, but one thing it does not do is absolve the state legislature of their duty to ensure Oklahomans have safe, affordable housing. [More...]

Norman encampment cleared again amid broader homelessness crisis (Capitol Update)

By: Steve Lewis
August 24, 2026 // Updated: August 26, 2026
Sen. Lisa Strandridge, R-Norman, issued a press release last week thanking Gov. Stitt for his work in clearing a state-owned property site in Norman of a homeless encampment. Standridge said the Oklahoma Highway Patrol has now cleared the encampment three… Read more [More...]

Weekly Wonk: Vote no on SQ 844 and SQ 846 | SQ Town Hall | Oklahoma voters deserve details, not promises | Inola aluminum smelter raises health, environmental and security concerns

By: Kati Malicoate
August 22, 2026 // Updated: August 22, 2026
What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk shares our most recent publications and other resources to help you stay informed about Oklahoma. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In… Read more [More...]

Inola aluminum smelter raises health, environmental and security concerns (Capitol Update)

By: Steve Lewis
August 19, 2026 // Updated: August 19, 2026
With the first interim study of this year scheduled for next week, and most legislators preoccupied with their own election, a friend’s election, or who they will have to work with in the governor’s office next year, there’s not much… Read more [More...]

Vote no on SQ 844 and SQ 846: Protect Oklahoma’s Constitution

By: Oklahoma Policy Institute
August 18, 2026 // Updated: August 20, 2026
On August 25, all Oklahoma voters can help decide on two proposed changes to the state Constitution. Even if you are registered as an independent or don’t have a candidate on your primary runoff ballot, you can still vote on… Read more [More...]

Weekly Wonk: Building a better Oklahoma starts with investing in our kids | Oklahoma enters Fiscal Year 2027 with billions in reserves and surplus cash

By: Kati Malicoate
August 15, 2026 // Updated: August 14, 2026
What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk shares our most recent publications and other resources to help you stay informed about Oklahoma. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In… Read more [More...]

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