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Criminalizing homelessness is harmful and ineffective

By: Sabine Brown
March 30, 2024 // Updated: April 1, 2024
Proposals to criminalize homelessness are harmful and counterproductive. Research shows us that the best way to combat homelessness is to increase access to affordable housing. More...

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Weekly Wonk May 5, 2013

By: Tiece Dempsey
May 5, 2013 // 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: Governor, GOP leadership reach budget deal

By: Kate Richey
May 3, 2013 // Updated: May 8, 2013
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...]

Opportunity gap is a central, not ‘marginal’, concern for Oklahoma

By: David Blatt
May 2, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Last week, State Representative Jason Nelson (R- Oklahoma City) expressed concern about a presentation given by Kate Richey, a policy analyst for Oklahoma Policy Institute, as part of a lecture series sponsored by the Oklahoma Department of Human Series. The… Read more [More...]

STATEMENT: Tax cut ignores economic reality

By: Gene Perry
May 1, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Oklahoma Policy Institute released the following statement on the Legislature’s passage of the tax cut and Capitol renovation bill, HB 2032: The Legislature’s approval of another tax cut ignores economic reality. Because they were under pressure to restore funding to… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Legislators propose plan to accept federal funds for insuring low-income Oklahomans

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: May 1, 2013
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...]

Court’s tax ruling could have seismic impact on state budget

By: David Blatt
April 30, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
As legislators consider a final vote on a tax cut that would ultimately reduce state revenues by over $230 million, the state could be facing unexpected liabilities in the hundreds of millions of dollars due to a court case challenging… Read more [More...]

Poll shows Oklahomans oppose tax cut plan after hearing the facts

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: May 2, 2019
The final House vote on the tax cut bill will likely happen tomorrow. Click here to contact lawmakers and speak out. A new poll commissioned by OK Policy shows that a strong majority of Oklahomans oppose a plan to cut… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Court ruling could cost Oklahoma $400 million

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: April 30, 2013
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...]

On pension overhaul, beware May surprises

By: David Blatt
April 29, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
The last weeks of Oklahoma’s legislative session often bring surprises as issues emerge seemingly from nowhere onto legislators’ desks. This year, one May surprise that should have legislators and the public deeply concerned is a a major but poorly-understood overhaul… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Waiting list for developmentally disabled is nearly a decade long

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: April 29, 2013
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...]

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