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…
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This interactive map shows where Section 287(g) agreements are active in Oklahoma. This tool is intended to help Oklahomans see where state and local law enforcement agencies are participating in this federal immigration enforcement program.
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Dave Hamby
September 11, 2025 // Updated: August 27, 2026
Data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2024 American Community Survey, released Sept. 11, show that Oklahoma’s poverty rate was 14.9 percent, which means that more than 1 in 7 state residents live in poverty. While the state’s overall poverty rate…
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Sabine Brown
September 10, 2025 // Updated: October 6, 2025
Gov. Stitt wants Oklahomans to believe a police escort and a bulldozer can solve homelessness. Last week, he ordered the Oklahoma Highway Patrol to sweep homeless encampments from state land in Tulsa, offering people two options: a shelter bed or…
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Steve Lewis
September 8, 2025 // Updated: December 17, 2025
Oklahoma Watch reported recently that State Treasurer Todd Russ is driving an effort to get the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) Board of Investors to make proposals to corporations in which the board invests the $2 billion trust fund. The…
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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…
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Four years of federal surplus propping up Oklahoma's budget is not enough to save the state's budget. For the budget year beginning July 1, 2025 (Fiscal Year 2026), state agencies will have $12.08 billion to spend.
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Shuttered private prisons in Oklahoma are being considered to re-open as immigration detention centers. The primary purpose for companies that operate these private prisons is maximizing shareholder value, not making our communities safe.
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Cole Allen
September 2, 2025 // Updated: November 13, 2025
Lawsuits related a bill that limits the state question process are critical steps to this constitutional right. The Supreme Court must act with haste to strike down SB 1027 as a blatantly unconstitutional limit on free speech and democracy.
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Shiloh Kantz
September 1, 2025 // Updated: September 5, 2025
Our children need stability, vision, and leaders truly committed to their futures, not chaos driven by political self-interest. Now is the time for Oklahomans to demand that our state senators and representatives use their power to hold him accountable.
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