By:
Kate Richey
August 19, 2011 // Updated: October 26, 2022
This summer’s excessive heat and drought evoke memories of the Dust Bowl of the 1930’s. This 5-minute video, produced by public broadcasting station KVIE, features interviews with Oklahomans who lived through the Dust Bowl. Experts review the causes and consequences…
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By:
Kate Richey
August 18, 2011 // Updated: October 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. E-mail your suggestions for In The Know items to gperry@okpolicy.org. You can sign…
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By:
David Blatt
August 17, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Despite a modest recovery in the overall economy, a new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City finds that low- and moderate-income populations continue to face increased hardship in Oklahoma and other states in the Tenth Federal Reserve…
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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…
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By:
Kate Richey
August 16, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
This is the tenth in an ongoing series of posts examining the Affordable Care Act, including previous posts on rate review and temporary high risk pools. For links to all previous posts and additional resources, please visit the health care…
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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…
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By:
David Blatt
August 15, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Monica Barczak is Director of Innovation Lab at Community Acton Project.
Oklahoma has the sixth highest infant mortality rate in the nation, with 8.5 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births; the rate of infant deaths for African Americans is…
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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…
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By:
Kate Richey
August 12, 2011 // Updated: October 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. E-mail your suggestions for In The Know items to gperry@okpolicy.org. You can sign…
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By:
David Blatt
August 11, 2011 // Updated: October 17, 2012
Note: Soon after we first launched our blog in March 2009, we posted a brief statement of what this blog is intended for. Twenty-eight months and some 650 posts later, we went back to that original statement – and found…
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