Category: OK Policy

The Weekly Wonk for January 11, 2015

By: Gene Perry
January 11, 2015 // Updated: July 25, 2015
The Weekly Wonk is a summary of Oklahoma Policy Institute’s events, publications, blog posts, and coverage. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In The Know. Click here to subscribe to In The Know.… Read more [More...]

Our 11 most popular blog posts in 2014

By: Gene Perry
December 29, 2014 // Updated: December 29, 2014
This year OK Policy reached more people through our web site than ever before. Visitors over the course of the year were up 70 percent from 2013, and we averaged more than 25,000 visitors per month. Of those, 65.1 percent… Read more [More...]

Five reasons NOT to donate to OK Policy

By: David Blatt
December 23, 2014 // Updated: December 23, 2014
Typically, when we reach out to ask you to contribute to Oklahoma Policy Institute, we list all the good reasons why you should support our work with a tax-deductible donation. But because we are a fair and nonpartisan organization, it’s… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk December 21, 2014

By: Carly Putnam
December 21, 2014 // Updated: July 25, 2015
The Weekly Wonk is a summary of Oklahoma Policy Institute’s events, publications, blog posts, and coverage. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In The Know. Click here to subscribe to In The Know.… Read more [More...]

Upcoming Event: State Budget Summit featuring E.J. Dionne

By: David Blatt
December 15, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Although Oklahoma is now several years removed from the worst of the fiscal crisis that accompanied the Great Recession, the gap between the cost of providing basic public services and the revenues we collect to pay for them seems to… Read more [More...]

Better know Oklahoma with CountySTATs 2014

By: Kate Richey
November 18, 2014 // Updated: November 18, 2014
Oklahoma Policy Institute is pleased to release a new and improved tool for learning about Oklahoma’s counties and residents. CountySTATS 2014 covers demographics, the economy, education, and health. The factsheets display statistics for each of the state’s 77 counties, incorporating:  … Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk October 5, 2014

By: Carly Putnam
October 5, 2014 // Updated: July 25, 2015
The Weekly Wonk is a summary of Oklahoma Policy Institute’s events, publications, blog posts, and coverage. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In The Know. Click here to subscribe to In The Know.… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk September 28, 2014

By: Carly Putnam
September 28, 2014 // Updated: July 25, 2015
The Weekly Wonk is a summary of Oklahoma Policy Institute’s events, publications, blog posts, and coverage. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In The Know. Click here to subscribe to In The Know.… Read more [More...]

Introducing our new class of Research Fellows and interns

By: David Blatt
September 23, 2014 // Updated: September 23, 2014
Oklahoma Policy Institute is very pleased to announce the selection of four Oklahoma graduate students as our second class of OK Policy Research Fellows. The 2014-15 Research Fellows are all distinguished by a combination of strong research interests and an… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk September 21, 2014

By: Carly Putnam
September 21, 2014 // Updated: July 25, 2015
The Weekly Wonk is a summary of Oklahoma Policy Institute’s events, publications, blog posts, and coverage. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In The Know. Click here to subscribe to In The Know.… Read more [More...]