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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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In The Know: Hundreds of parents, students rally against budget cuts

By: Kate Richey
April 27, 2012 // Updated: April 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. E-mail your suggestions for In The Know items to gperry@okpolicy.org. You can sign… Read more [More...]

The sure path to economic prosperity

By: David Blatt
April 26, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
What is the best course for strengthening Oklahoma’s economy and providing broad-based benefits for Oklahoma families? Proponents of cutting or eliminating the state’s personal income tax claim that doing so will boost the state’s economy. However, as University of Oklahoma… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Legislature poised to limit access to mammograms, immunizations & more

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: April 26, 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...]

Legislature poised to limit access to mammograms, prostate screenings, immunizations & more

By: Kate Richey
April 25, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
While the new federal health law has expanded consumer guarantees for minimum health benefits, Oklahoma is poised to move in the opposite direction. Embedded in an ‘interstate compact’ bill to allow out-of-state insurers to sell policies in Oklahoma is a… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Oklahoma and EPA resolve dispute over Oologah coal plants

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: April 25, 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...]

Tax cuts of the mid-2000’s did not spark revenue growth

By: David Blatt
April 24, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
[NOTE: This post has been corrected to fix an error in the units used when describing the price of oil.] Despite frequent claims by proponents of cutting or eliminating Oklahoma’s personal income tax , it is a myth that tax… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Backers of shelved personhood bill seek to revive it

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: April 24, 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 Blog (June Olsen): How do veteran's programs in Oklahoma measure up?

By: Kate Richey
April 23, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
June Olsen double majored in economics and educational psychology at the University of Washington and currently works as a writer on all things education. Benefits for veterans are an essential component of our country’s military program. Of course, there are… Read more [More...]

Summer student internship opportunity with OK Policy

By: Kate Richey
// Updated: April 23, 2012
OK Policy is looking for students for a paid part-time or full-time internship during the Summer of 2012. Students will be expected to work between 15 and 40 hours per week, depending on their schedules and availability.  The position will… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Tulsa's racial divide bedevils plans to honor MLK

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: April 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...]

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