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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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There they go again: Oklahoma lawmakers accused of “log rolling” HB 2032

By: Tiece Dempsey
June 17, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
When Gov. Fallin signed HB 2032 into law this past legislative session, Oklahoma Attorney Jerry Fent immediately promised that he would challenge the constitutionality of the law. In early June, Mr. Fent made good on his word and filed a… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Fallin asks feds to support Insure Oklahoma program without changes

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: June 17, 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...]

Weekly Wonk Sunday June 16, 2013

By: Tiece Dempsey
June 16, 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: Supreme Court sides with Oklahoma in Red River water dispute

By: Kate Richey
June 14, 2013 // Updated: June 14, 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...]

Watch This: The economic case for preschool

By: Gene Perry
June 13, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
In this TED Talk, economic development expert Tim Bartik talks about why high quality early childhood education raises incomes, even for those who didn’t attend preschool. Watch This Too: The Racial Wealth Gap in America The New Jim Crow The… Read more [More...]

Oklahoma has not implemented real criminal justice reform

By: Gene Perry
June 12, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Yesterday, the Tulsa World reported that Oklahoma judges are not implementing a key provision of the Justice Reinvestment Initiative that sought to reform Oklahoma’s criminal justice system. The JRI law approved by lawmakers in 2012 mandates post-release supervision for felony… Read more [More...]

In The Know: General revenue collections for Oklahoma rise in May

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: June 12, 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...]

[Closing The Gap, Part 3] How the employment gap drives the wealth gap

By: Kate Richey
June 11, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Disparities between white and non-white Oklahomans’ access to generative assets, which refer to income a person earns through paid employment, are wide and stubbornly persistent.  Previous posts in this running series, Closing the Opportunity Gap: Building Equity in Oklahoma, explored … Read more [More...]

Why Public Funding for the Arts Matters (Guest Post: Ken Busby)

By: Guest
June 10, 2013 // Updated: October 2, 2013
Ken Busby is the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Arts & Humanities Council of Tulsa.  This post originally appeared on ArtsBlog, the blog of Americans for the Arts, and is reposted with the author’s permission We’ve just… Read more [More...]

Weekly Wonk June 9, 2013

By: Tiece Dempsey
June 9, 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...]

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