By:
Gene Perry
February 24, 2015 // Updated: May 2, 2019

During her 2015 State of the State Address, Governor Fallin announced a new state website that would identify measurable objectives for state government and track how Oklahoma is doing at reaching these objectives over time. The website looks at 160…
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By:
Guest
February 23, 2015 // Updated: May 2, 2019

This article originally appeared in State Treasurer Ken Miller’s monthly newsletter, the Oklahoma Economic Report.
At the dawn of a new legislative session, current government expenses once again exceed expected revenues and agencies are lining up with $2 billion in…
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By:
Carly Putnam
February 22, 2015 // Updated: July 25, 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.…
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By:
Gene Perry
February 20, 2015 // Updated: February 20, 2015

You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS. The podcast theme music is by Zébre.
This week we share a panel discussion from OK Policy’s 2015 State Budget Summit. In recent years Oklahoma has seen among the…
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By:
Guest
February 19, 2015 // Updated: May 2, 2019

Sean Wallace is the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Corrections Professionals, an association representing employees of the Department of Corrections.
During her 2015 inaugural address, Governor Mary Fallin told the crowd assembled on the Capitol steps that one of the…
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By:
David Blatt
February 18, 2015 // Updated: May 2, 2019

The 2015 session is now underway and it’s clear that this year, as always, will feature heated debates on a multitude of contentious issues, from proposals to expand school choice through vouchers and charter schools to efforts to rein in…
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By:
Drew Capps
February 17, 2015 // Updated: March 4, 2015
By Associated Press and KGOU Staff
State agencies in Oklahoma are being told to brace for budget cuts after a state board led by Gov. Mary Fallin certified that the Legislature will have $611 million less to spend this year.…
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Oklahoma Policy Institute released the following statement in response to state officials certifying that Oklahoma faces a $611.3 million budget shortfall in the coming year:
This news that Oklahoma’s revenue picture has gone from bad to worse cannot be blamed…
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By:
Guest
February 16, 2015 // Updated: May 2, 2019

Rachael V. Cobb is Associate Professor of Government and Chair of the Government Department, Suffolk University. She is a member of the Scholars Strategy Network Working Group on Expanding and Protecting the Right to Vote. This is an edited version…
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By:
Carly Putnam
February 15, 2015 // Updated: July 25, 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.…
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