By:
David Blatt
January 28, 2011 // Updated: October 17, 2012
**Mother Nature said ‘not so fast’. Due to the inclement weather, we will be hunkered down in Tulsa this week. We look forward to rescheduling this gathering sometime soon.
On Thursday, February 3rd, OK Policy is hosting an informal meet…
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Word clouds can be an effective and visually striking way to capture frequent and important themes from online content. Although we had an intuitive sense of what’s been on our mind, we thought it would be fun to see what…
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By:
David Blatt
January 27, 2011 // Updated: October 17, 2012
Two years ago this month, the Oklahoman and Tulsa World announced a content-sharing agreement in which each paper would carry some stories created by the other. The papers also said they would “focus on reducing some areas of duplication, such…
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By:
Gene Perry
January 26, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
The Oklahoma Conference of Churches is hosting its 28th Annual Day at the Legislature on Monday, February 14, 2011. Under the theme “Feed My Sheep”, the event will focus on poverty and education issues. Keynote speakers will be Oklahoma State…
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By:
Paul Shinn
January 24, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Last year we published OK Policy’s (and possibly the nation’s) first Online Budget Guide, a primer for Oklahoma state and local government finance. We were pretty excited about the online approach. It allowed us to save paper and printing and…
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By:
David Blatt
January 21, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Donna Coffey is the McCurtain County Drug Court Administrator in Oklahoma. She has been with the program since its implementation in June 2003, under the direction of District Judge Willard L. Driesel.
Oklahoma Drug Courts – hope for a brighter…
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By:
David Blatt
January 19, 2011 // Updated: October 17, 2012
As I wrote in this year-end blog post, 2010 was a very good year for OK Policy. We continued to establish ourselves as a respected, credible voice and information source on state policy issue while managing major transitions and putting…
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By:
David Blatt
January 18, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Saving money for college can have wide-ranging benefits for young people and families. Savings help pay for college expenses, which assists students stay in college and complete their education. Just as importantly, savings can have an important motivational effect in…
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By:
David Blatt
January 13, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
John Thompson is an Oklahoma City teacher with 18 years of urban high school experience and an education blogger at thisweekineducation.com. He contributes regularly to our blog on education issues.
The Oklahoma City Public Schools faced breathtaking educational changes in…
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By:
David Blatt
January 11, 2011 // Updated: May 1, 2019
On his first full day on the job, new State Treasurer Ken Miller got to announce relatively good news on the state revenue front. December General Revenue (GR) collections were up 13.0 percent from one year ago and were 4.3…
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