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Kate Richey
June 22, 2012 // Updated: July 25, 2015
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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 Linda Edmonson, social worker and community volunteer, has joined our Board of Directors. …
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Hunger is a chronic problem in Oklahoma. In 2009, 28 percent of the state’s children lived in households that reported problems maintaining food security during the past year, the highest percentage in the country. This four-minute video from No Kid…
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By:
Gene Perry
June 20, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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Middle- and low-income Oklahomans would pay somewhat more in taxes under the Congressional Republicans’ approach to extending the Bush tax cuts than they would under President Obama’s approach, while high-income Oklahomans would pay far less under the Republican approach, according…
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By:
David Blatt
June 19, 2012 // Updated: June 19, 2012
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Oklahoma Policy Institute has announced that Linda Edmondson, a social worker and community volunteer, has joined its Board of Directors.
“We are greatly honored to have Linda Edmondson join the Board of Oklahoma Policy Institute,” stated Board Chair Vince LoVoi.…
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By:
Kate Richey
June 18, 2012 // Updated: June 18, 2012
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Of the 1,934 bills filed this past legislative session, only a small fraction of those saw any significant action by legislators. Most bills are never heard by a committee, and almost all of them fall short of a hearing on…
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