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In The Know: Legislative committees pass $25 million bond plans for Indian and OKPOP museums

In The Know is a daily synopsis of Oklahoma policy-related news and blogs. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. Click here to subscribe to In The Know and see past editions. Oklahoma… Read more [More...]

The Data Is In: Oklahomans are actively using Affordable Care Act

Steven Goldman, PhD is a Navigator at Oklahoma Primary Care Association. He can be reached at sgoldman@okpca.org. Although the Affordable Care Act (ACA) recently reached its fifth year, the law’s main incentives for expanding health coverage are still young. The… Read more [More...]

The state budget deficit is not just oil prices

Oklahoma lawmakers are now struggling to write a budget with $611 million less revenue available than what was appropriated last year. It’s easy to blame falling energy prices and accompanying job losses for the shortfall – until we recall that… Read more [More...]

Introducing the new okpolicy.org

Welcome to the new okpolicy.org! We’ve redesigned the website from the bottom up to make it more beautiful and accessible. A growing percentage of visitors to okpolicy.org are arriving on mobile phones or tablets, so a big priority for our… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Online court records system threatened by budget cuts

In The Know is a daily synopsis of Oklahoma policy-related news and blogs. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. You can sign up here to receive In The Know by e-mail. Oklahoma… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk May 10, 2015

The Weekly Wonk is a summary of Oklahoma Policy Institute’s events, publications, blog posts, and coverage. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In The Know. Click here to subscribe to In The Know.… Read more [More...]

Positive steps for criminal justice reform (Capitol Updates)

Steve Lewis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1989-1991. He currently practices law in Tulsa and represents clients at the Capitol. You can sign up on his website to receive the Capitol Updates newsletter by email.… Read more [More...]

No, halting the tax cut doesn’t need a supermajority

Unless the Legislature acts to halt it, the state’s top income tax rate will fall from 5.25 to 5 percent next January based on legislation passed last session, SB 1246,  that tied the top rate cut to a revenue trigger.… Read more [More...]

Higher minimum wages improve economic well-being (Guest Post: Michael Krassa and Benjamin Radcliff)

Michael A. Krassa is Professor Emeritus of Social Dimensions of Environmental Policy and Political Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Benjamin Radcliff, is a Professor of Political Science at University of Notre Dame and the author of The Political… Read more [More...]

Dozens of businesses, non-profits, churches and other organizations call for halting tax cut­­­

“Poor state fiscal policy choices are undoing much of the hard work of our philanthropic sector, businesses, Native nations, non-profit organizations, and faith community to support and improve education, health care, social services, and other critical areas.” ... Read More [More...]

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