Category: OK Policy

Fall 2012 student internship with OK Policy

OK Policy is looking for one or two students for a paid part-time internship during the fall 2012 semester. Students would be expected to work between 8 and 15 hours over one to three days per week, depending on their… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk: August 3, 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 a survey by Governor Fallin that shows Oklahoma businesses value improved education funding over… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk: July 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 Oklahoma Policy Institute wrote about five aspects of the state’s social, economic, and political landscape that explain… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk: July 20, 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 Oklahoma Policy Institute released a new blog post and fact sheet explaining the basics of the state’s… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk: July 13, 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 the OK Policy Blog explained why welfare as most people imagine it doesn’t actually exist anymore, and… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk: July 6, 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 at Oklahoma Policy Institute, we explained why turning down an enhanced federal match to expand Medicaid would… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk: June 29, 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 Supreme Court’s health law ruling; it’s now time… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk: June 22, 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 announced that Linda Edmonson, social worker and community volunteer, has joined our Board of Directors. … Read more [More...]

Linda Edmondson joins OK Policy Board

Oklahoma Policy Institute has announced that Linda Edmondson, a social worker and community volunteer, has joined its Board of Directors. “We are greatly honored to have Linda Edmondson join the Board of Oklahoma Policy Institute,” stated Board Chair Vince LoVoi.… Read more [More...]

Post-session review: So whatever happened to…

Of the 1,934 bills filed this past legislative session, only a small fraction of those saw any significant action by legislators.  Most bills are never heard by a committee, and almost all of them fall short of a hearing on… Read more [More...]