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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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What We're Reading: Harold Meyerson on 'What happens if labor dies?'

By: David Blatt
October 3, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Over the past several decades, income growth for most American families has been weak or non-existent. Between 1979 and 2007, incomes for the top 1 percent of households grew more than the bottom 90 percent. Incomes for the top 1… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Panel told veterans living in state centers fear retaliation

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: October 3, 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. Today… Read more [More...]

SQ 764: Towards a clean water future

By: Amanda Marcott Thottunkal
October 2, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
This post is by OK Policy intern Amanda Marcott Thottunkal. Amanda is pursuing a Masters in Public Administration at the University of Oklahoma. To find more about all of the state questions on the ballot in November, see our 2012… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Superintendent Barresi pledges support for 'parent trigger' law

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: October 2, 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. Today… Read more [More...]

Interview with Bob Friedman: Our asset policies 'reward the rich, miss the middle, penalize the poor'

By: David Blatt
October 1, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Last week, I attended CFED’s 2012 Assets Learning Conference, a biannual national gathering of practitioners, researchers, and advocates working to promote economic opportunity and fight poverty for low- and moderate-income Americans through savings, investment and ownership. Following the conference, I… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Lack of funding for corrections reforms could create bottlenecks

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: October 1, 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. Today… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk: September 28, 2012

By: Kate Richey
September 28, 2012 // Updated: July 25, 2015
What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk is dedicated to this week’s events, publications, and blog posts. This week OK Policy announced that we’re seeking to hire a health care policy analyst; the deadline for applications… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Oklahoma pastors deliver petitions, announce boycott of Hobby Lobby

By: Kate Richey
// Updated: September 28, 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. Today… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Fallin discusses education funding at town hall meeting

By: Gene Perry
September 27, 2012 // Updated: September 27, 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. Today… Read more [More...]

Richard Cordray: "The marketplace is hostile to those in poverty."

By: Kate Richey
// Updated: May 2, 2019
These comments were excerpted from a speech given by Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, at the 2012 Assets Learning Conference, a biannual gathering on asset-building hosted by CFED (Corporation for Enterprise Development) in Washington D.C. The… Read more [More...]

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