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The Weekly Wonk September 7, 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 6

You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS. The podcast theme music is by Zébre. Each week we bring you the most important news affecting Oklahoma, and what it means. This week, we discuss a couple of… Read more [More...]

In The Know: State releases report of botched execution

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: CAIR criticizes state lawmakers for anti-Muslim Facebook comments

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...]

Time to off the runoff?

Dr. John Cox won a decisive victory in last week’s runoff election for the Democratic Party nomination for State Superintendent of Instruction, gaining 62.9 percent of the vote and beating challenger Dr. Freda Deskin by some 25,000 votes out of… Read more [More...]

Budget cuts not horsing around (Guest post by Steve Lewis)

Steve Lewis served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1989-1991. He currently practices law in Tulsa and represents clients at the Capitol. A recent article by Journal Record columnist Marie Price reported on a meeting of the Oklahoma… Read more [More...]

In The Know: State election officials finalizing short list of state questions

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. State… Read more [More...]

OK PolicyCast: Episode 5

You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS. The podcast theme music is by Zébre. We’re back from vacation, rested and ready to share the most important Oklahoma news and analysis. This week, we discuss a recent… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Oklahoma loses federal flexibility waiver after Common Core repeal

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...]

Two Takes: The Smartest Kids in the World

Early next month, the education advocacy group Stand for Children Oklahoma is hosting a lunch with keynote speaker Amanda Ripley, a journalist and author of the recent non-fiction book, “The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got That… Read more [More...]

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