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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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In The Know: Former State Senator Stipe passed away at 85

By: Kate Richey
July 23, 2012 // Updated: July 23, 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. E-mail your suggestions for In The Know items to gperry@okpolicy.org. You can sign… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk: July 20, 2012

By: Kate Richey
July 20, 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 Oklahoma Policy Institute released a new blog post and fact sheet explaining the basics of the state’s… Read more [More...]

In The Know: School officials reeling over less funding than expected

By: Kate Richey
// Updated: July 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. E-mail your suggestions for In The Know items to gperry@okpolicy.org. You can sign… Read more [More...]

Guest Post (Indivar Dutta-Gupta): EITC Even Better for Children than We Thought

By: Guest
July 19, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Indivar Dutta-Gupta is a Policy Advisor for the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP). This post originally appeared on the Off The Charts blog. We previously showed that the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for low-income workers lifts more… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Oklahoma makes the grade in Indian education

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: July 19, 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...]

Property tax "cuts" create winners and losers

By: Gene Perry
July 18, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Two state questions related to property taxes will be on the November ballot. SQ 758 would reduce the maximum annual increase in assessments of homes and agricultural land from 5 percent to 3 percent. SQ 766 would exempt all intangible… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Federal budget cuts could lead to 16,000 job losses in Oklahoma

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: July 18, 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...]

(Summer Re-Run) Medicaid Matters: Study finds coverage boosts health outcomes and financial security

By: David Blatt
July 17, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act, states must decide whether to expand Medicaid to cover adults with incomes below 133 percent of the federal poverty level.  This post originally ran on our blog… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Tom Coburn clashes with Grover Norquist over anti-tax pledge

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

Update: Rainy Day Fund Basics

By: Gene Perry
July 16, 2012 // Updated: May 1, 2019
This is a revised and updated version of a page from OK Policy’s Online Budget Guide authored by Paul Shinn. [UPDATE: A previous version of this post incorrectly said that the maximum amount for the Rainy Day Fund is 15… Read more [More...]

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