By:
David Blatt
October 4, 2010 // Updated: May 2, 2019
One of the more contentious skirmishes in the battle over SQ 744 concerns the question of whether, in the absence of a constitutional amendment basing common education funding on a constitutionally-entrenched formula, Oklahoma’s elected officials have neglected K-12 funding.
Supporters…
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By:
David Blatt
September 30, 2010 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the 2010 Assets Learning Conference that brought together over 1,000 participants for three days of plenaries, workshops and sessions exploring approaches to building an economy in which all Americans, including those of…
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By:
David Blatt
September 28, 2010 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Today the U.S. Census Bureau will release a new set of income, poverty and health insurance data based on the American Community Survey. This survey is the one recommended for state-level analysis, and we will be analyzing its data carefully…
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By:
David Blatt
September 26, 2010 // Updated: May 2, 2019
The first event in the Oklahoma Department of Human Service’s fall Practice and Policy lecture series will be held Thursday, October 7th from Noon to 1 pm at the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City. Dr. Gerald Clancy, President of…
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By:
David Blatt
September 23, 2010 // Updated: May 2, 2019
This week I am participating, along with over 1,000 other delegates from around the U.S. and a dozen foreign countries, in the biannual Assets Learning Conference hosted by CFED in Washington, DC (Click here to follow our Twitter feed from…
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By:
David Blatt
September 22, 2010 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Last week, the Census Bureau released new data showing that one in seven Americans, including one out of every five children, are now living in poverty. This week, some one thousand advocates, program directors, community organizers, business owners, policy analysts…
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By:
David Blatt
September 20, 2010 // Updated: May 2, 2019
In the spirit of full and vigorous debate on state policy issues, OK Policy is pleased to post this guest blog by Michelle Cantrell challenging our position on State Question 744. Michelle is the mother of three boys in the…
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By:
David Blatt
September 16, 2010 // Updated: May 2, 2019
The U.S. Census Bureau today released its annual report on income, poverty, and health insurance coverage for 2009 based on its March Current Population Survey. The data reflected the severity of the recession throughout 2009: the national poverty rate rose…
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By:
Paul Shinn
September 15, 2010 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Last year at this time, OK Policy began a revenue forecasting project. Our efforts stemmed from the limitations of official revenue forecasting efforts, which are limited to two annual forecasts prepared for the Board of Equalization, issued in December and…
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By:
David Blatt
September 13, 2010 // Updated: May 2, 2019
For anyone who thinks that balancing the state budget in the midst of an economic downturn and declining revenue collections isn’t a tough enough challenge already, just wait to see what happens if Oklahoma voters approve State Question 744. Because…
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