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In The Know: Tax credits hinder Oklahoma’s budget projections

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...]

As the political dust settles on 3rd grade reading, what’s happening in schools?

This post is by Rebecca Hollis, who worked with OK Policy during the summer as a Southern Education Leadership Initiative Fellow. Rebecca attends Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH and is part of the Philosophy, Politics, and the Public Honors Program.… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Arrival of jail inmates puts most Oklahoma prisons over capacity

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...]

The Weekly Wonk August 17, 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 4

You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS. The podcast theme music is by Zébre. Today’s episode shares highlights from the education panel at the 2014 Summer Policy Institute. Guests include Jenks Principal Rob Miller, Sapulpa Superintendent… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Rising rate of unvaccinated children has schools bracing for outbreaks

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. As… Read more [More...]

A deserved downgrade of Kansas’ bonds (Guest Post: Michael Leachman)

Michael Leachman is the Director of State Fiscal Research with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. This post previously appeared on the Center’s Off the Charts blog. The meaning of Standard & Poor’s recent downgrade of Kansas’ credit rating,… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Fallin supports medicinal use of cannabidiol oil from marijuana

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. Gov.… Read more [More...]

Tobacco tax revenue declined last year. Here’s why that’s mostly good news.

In 2004, Oklahoma voters approved SQ 713, which increased the excise tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products while eliminating the state and local sales tax on these products. The new revenues from the increased taxes were dedicated to a… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Oklahoma schools could see mid-year teacher layoffs

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. Mid-year… Read more [More...]

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