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The Weekly Wonk September 28, 2014

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...]

OK PolicyCast: Episode 9

You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS. The podcast theme music is by Zébre. This week we discuss the growing crisis in Oklahoma’s prisons and signs that state leaders might actually do something about it; yet… Read more [More...]

Oklahoma’s budget process begins (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...]

In The Know: State Board of Education delays rehiring testing vendor

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. The… Read more [More...]

In The Know: State Education Department officials want to rehire fired testing vendor

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. The… Read more [More...]

Flatline: Funding cuts threaten Oklahoma’s community health centers

Last winter, Oklahoma’s community health centers (CHCs) received some unwelcome news. A state fund for cover uncompensated care had run dry seven months early. Community health centers, which are among the very few places that low-income Oklahomans can get care… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Okmulgee County jail director blames overcrowding for recent riot

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. The… Read more [More...]

Introducing our new class of Research Fellows and interns

Oklahoma Policy Institute is very pleased to announce the selection of four Oklahoma graduate students as our second class of OK Policy Research Fellows. The 2014-15 Research Fellows are all distinguished by a combination of strong research interests and an… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Dorman, Fallin launch TV ads in governor’s race

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. With… Read more [More...]

Indiscriminate DNA testing could put innocent Oklahomans in prison

For several years, Rep. Lee Denney (R-Cushing) has proposed legislation to require taking DNA samples from everyone who has been arrested in Oklahoma (more recent attempts scaled it back to those arrested and held over for trial). These samples would… Read more [More...]

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