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2023 Census data: Oklahoma ranks as sixth poorest state

By: Oklahoma Policy Institute
September 12, 2024 // Updated: September 12, 2024
Lawmakers have options to improve Oklahomans’ well-being, access to prosperity Data from the Census Bureau’s 2023 American Community Survey released Sept. 12 show that Oklahoma’s poverty rate was 15.9 percent, which was the nation’s sixth highest. The national poverty rate… Read more More...

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Community meetings in OKC and Tulsa will look at extending foster care to age 21

By: Carly Putnam
July 18, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Young people who age out of foster care face significant challenges transitioning to adulthood on their own. More than 40 percent of young adults who leave foster care become homeless or are in an unstable living situation at least once… Read more [More...]

In The Know: State Attorney General dismisses death-row inmates’ concerns

By: Carly Putnam
// Updated: July 18, 2014
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 or… Read more [More...]

Beware the influence of ALEC in Oklahoma (Guest Post: J.C. Moore)

By: Guest
July 17, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
J.C. Moore is a retired science teacher, a member of the the American Geophysical Union, and co-founder of OKcitizensfirst.org. The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has a great influence on our state politics, but many Oklahomans have heard little about… Read more [More...]

Did term limits really change how long Oklahoma legislators serve?

By: David Blatt
July 16, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
*This post has been updated to correct errors in the original version, noted by * In September 1990, Oklahoma voters, by an overwhelming margin, approved State Question 632 which limited service in the Oklahoma legislature to no more than twelve… Read more [More...]

In The Know: State Supreme Court upholds Common Core repeal

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: July 16, 2014
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 or… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Oklahoma may reverse course on oil train shipment disclosures

By: Gene Perry
July 15, 2014 // Updated: July 15, 2014
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 or… Read more [More...]

Gov. Fallin blames Obama for Oklahoma’s Medicaid cuts. The real reason is closer to home.

By: Carly Putnam
July 14, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Earlier this year, we warned that Oklahoma risked deep cuts to our state’s health care safety net if we didn’t increase state funding for Medicaid and mental health services. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority, which administers Medicaid, needed $90 million… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Department of Corrections proposes reducing number of officers on security posts

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: July 14, 2014
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 or… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk July 13, 2014

By: Carly Putnam
July 13, 2014 // 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.… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Another 5,000 unaccompanied immigrant children may be placed at U.S. military bases

By: Carly Putnam
July 11, 2014 // Updated: July 11, 2014
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 or… Read more [More...]

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