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The needs of everyday Oklahomans outweigh tax cuts that benefit the wealthy

By: Emma Morris
February 6, 2023 // Updated: February 6, 2023
As Oklahoma’s 2023 legislative session begins, the perennial push for tax cuts that would shrink state revenue will likely return. In 2022, leaders of the Oklahoma House of Representatives championed tax cuts – primarily focusing on reducing the personal income… Read more More...

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Weekly Wonk: A better Oklahoma tomorrow requires action today | Capitol Update | Lawmakers should focus on Oklahoma’s pressing needs

By: Hana Saad
February 4, 2023 // Updated: February 4, 2023
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...]

Proposed bills would ensure high-quality legal representation for children, parents (Capitol Update)

By: Steve Lewis
January 30, 2023 // Updated: January 30, 2023
One of the toughest challenges society faces is how best to protect and nurture children who are deprived of the care they deserve from their parents or other caretakers. Children have a long life ahead of them to suffer the… Read more [More...]

Weekly Wonk: Education proposals | Envisioning an Oklahoma without poverty | More

By: Hana Saad
January 28, 2023 // Updated: January 28, 2023
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...]

Recent education proposals could be most comprehensive education reform in decades (Capitol Update)

By: Steve Lewis
January 25, 2023 // Updated: January 25, 2023
Among the bill deadline’s better reveals last week was a set of serious proposals by Sen. Adam Pugh, R-Edmond, to improve Oklahoma education. This may be one of those rare moments in Oklahoma’s brief history where a giant step forward… Read more [More...]

Weekly Wonk: New DHS Director | Transparency in budget process | Public dollars for public ed | Together Oklahoma meetings

By: Hana Saad
January 21, 2023 // Updated: January 21, 2023
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...]

Shropshire an excellent choice for DHS Director (Capitol Update)

By: Steve Lewis
January 18, 2023 // Updated: January 18, 2023
Gov. Kevin Stitt made an outstanding appointment of Dr. Deborah Shropshire as the new Director of the Department of Human Services. The top DHS job had been filled by Samantha Galloway on an interim basis since Justin Brown resigned last… Read more [More...]

Weekly Wonk: Housing is unaffordable for Oklahoma’s low-wage workers | Tax incentives can bring short-term gains, long-term pains | Capitol Update

By: Hana Saad
January 14, 2023 // Updated: January 14, 2023
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...]

A look at leadership in the state House and Senate (Capitol Update)

By: Steve Lewis
January 11, 2023 // Updated: January 11, 2023
The House and Senate went into session for “organizational day” last week and the leadership teams in each chamber were formally elected. There wasn’t a lot of change in either chamber. House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka, was elected for an… Read more [More...]

Housing is unaffordable for Oklahoma’s low-wage workers

By: Sabine Brown
January 9, 2023 // Updated: January 25, 2023
Oklahomans working a full-time job should be able to provide basic needs for themselves and their families, but 2 in 5 Oklahomans are unable to afford a stable home working one full-time job. The combination of rising housing costs and… Read more [More...]

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