Category: OK Policy

The Weeky Wonk: June 15, 2012

What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk is dedicated to this week’s events, publications, and blog posts. This week OK Policy explained total state spending has increased in recent years because of federal support for the… Read more [More...]

Facts Matter: Lessons from the Great Tax and Budget Debate of 2012

Earlier this year, OK Policy was hosting a briefing in Oklahoma City about the ongoing battle over taxes and the state budget. During the question period, a woman in the audience rose with a question that went something like this:… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk: June 8, 2012

What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk is dedicated to this week’s events, publications, and blog posts. This week OK Policy blogged about how a flat education budget for FY 2013 will affect public schools.  We… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk: June 1, 2012

What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk is dedicated to this week’s events, publications, and blog posts. This week OK Policy took a closer look at a new report showing that it’s harder to get ahead… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk: May 25, 2012

What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk is dedicated to this week’s events, publications, and blog posts. This week OK Policy released a statement in response to the announcement that there will be no tax cut… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk: May 18, 2012

What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk is dedicated to this week’s events, publications, and blog posts. This week OK Policy presented data showing that middle-class children are falling behind in Oklahoma schools. We described how… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk: May 11, 2012

What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk is dedicated to this week’s events, publications, and blog posts. This week OK Policy produced a video on the impact of eliminating tax credits for working families with children. … Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk: May 4, 2012

What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk is dedicated to this week’s events, publications, and blog posts. This week OK Policy discussed how much like last year, ambitious talk of reining in tax expenditures has amounted… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk: April 27, 2012

What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk is dedicated to this week’s events, publications, and blog posts. This week OK Policy hosted two briefings on the state budget and warned that proposals to phase-out Oklahoma’s personal… Read more [More...]

Summer student internship opportunity with OK Policy

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...]