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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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More proof that hiking Medicaid copays doesn’t add up

By: Carly Putnam
June 24, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
As we’ve discussed before in this blog post and fact sheet, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority is considering hiking copayments for Medicaid patients to get a prescription or doctor’s visit, as a way to partially cover Oklahoma’s Medicaid funding shortfall. … Read more [More...]

In The Know: State fails to autopsy most executed inmates

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: June 24, 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: Pair of DEQ staffers conspired with legislator to torpedo agency funding

By: Gene Perry
June 23, 2014 // Updated: June 23, 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 June 22, 2014

By: Carly Putnam
June 22, 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...]

Watch This: Expanding Opportunity in Oklahoma

By: Kate Richey
June 20, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
OK Policy staffer Kate Richey recently participated in a panel discussion in Oklahoma City titled “Expanding Opportunity in Oklahoma: Earned Success and the Paths to Prosperity.”  Kate coordinates Oklahoma Assets Network (OAN), which represents individuals and organizations working to promote… Read more [More...]

In The Know: AG finds diversion of Oklahoma’s Promise scholarship funds is illegal

By: Carly Putnam
// Updated: June 20, 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. Today… Read more [More...]

They did what?? Funding grabs create shortfalls for many agencies

By: David Blatt
June 19, 2014 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Faced with a nearly $200 million shortfall in building the FY 2015 budget, legislative leaders and Governor Fallin had three basic choices. They could have simply cut spending, slashing deeply across all areas of government. This would have left unaddressed… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Oklahomans paid $75 a month for ACA health insurance after tax credits

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: June 19, 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: Judge rules Fallin can withhold documents

By: Gene Perry
June 18, 2014 // Updated: June 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...]

What lawmakers didn’t do to end the crisis in our prisons

By: Gene Perry
June 17, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
For years, observers have warned of an emerging crisis in Oklahoma’s criminal justice system. With state prisons and county jails packed full and staffing levels falling to the worst in the whole nation, Oklahoma has put the safety of both… Read more [More...]

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