Many of the immigrants known as DREAMers were brought to the US as children without correct documentation. Others crossed the border legally as children, but they now hold expired paperwork. They attended school here, and some even served in the US military.
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David Blatt
November 29, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
A recent broadcast of NPR’s MarketPlace Money featured a short commentary by Tom Lehman, a professor at Indiana Wesleyan University, defending payday lending. Responding to widespread concerns about the high cost of payday loans and their tendency to trap borrowers…
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Gene Perry
November 28, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Poverty in Oklahoma is at a six-year high. Recent Census numbers showed that more than one in six Oklahomans – and almost one in four children – live in poverty. Even as we are lauded for our economic successes, the…
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David Blatt
November 27, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
In announcing her decision not to participate in the expansion of Medicaid for low-income adults under the Affordable Care Act, Governor Mary Fallin asserted:
Expanding Medicaid as written in the [Affordable Care Act] would cost the state of Oklahoma as…
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Our In The Know worker bees have all buzzed off to conferences this week. We’ll be back next Monday.…
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Kate Richey
November 26, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
The OKDHS Practice and Policy Lecture Series hosts Dr. Scott Stanley on December 10th to discuss the results of a long-term study of the effectiveness of marriage education. Dr. Stanley has been involved in the research, development and refinement of…
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OK Policy intern Amanda Marcott Thottunkal updated and revised earlier versions of this post, which ran in November 2010 and 2011.
The US Department of Agriculture’s annual report on household food security was released in September. On average, during the…
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Gene Perry
November 20, 2012 // Updated: November 20, 2012
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.
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David Blatt
November 19, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Governor Fallin’s decision not to expand the Medicaid program to cover uninsured low-income adults is deeply troubling and unfortunate, putting politics over the interests of Oklahomans.
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