Category: OK Policy

Come stop by y'all – Oklahoma City Meet & Greet, February 3rd – POSTPONED

**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… Read more [More...]

What's On Our Mind-Clouds

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… Read more [More...]

New data, old story: Our Online Budget Guide on Oklahoma’s low tax levels

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… Read more [More...]

All aboard: We welcome our two – count 'em, two – new policy analysts

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… Read more [More...]

For OK Policy, it's been a very good year

As 2010 winds down, I wanted to take a moment to offer a heartfelt thanks to all of you who have helped make this a very good year for Oklahoma Policy Institute. The year started with OK Policy in the… Read more [More...]

2010 Most Popular Blog Posts

Last year I managed to rouse myself out of my post-Christmas, pre-New Years slumber long enough to pull together a Top 10 list of our most popular blog posts. If this organization, with its rich history dating all the way… Read more [More...]

We're hiring!

Update: The application deadline is now passed. Thank you to everyone who applied. OK Policy is now accepting applications for a highly-qualified, full-time policy analyst.  The primary responsibilities of the position will be to conduct research and analysis on state… Read more [More...]

Favorite Oklahoma politics and policy blogs

If you’re reading this, chances are you depend on blogs for at least part of the information you consume on a daily or weekly basis. Yet if you’re an Oklahoman interested in state politics and policy, it’s not easy to… Read more [More...]

Show us you mean it!

So many people have told us in recent months how much they love our work  on the state’s budget situation, state questions, asset building, and other issues. We truly appreciate all the kinds words – but ask that if you… Read more [More...]

From the Department of Hopeless Causes: A nickname by any other name…

Okay, we’ll give this another shot. We’re not OPI (although we like the ‘dedicated to excellence’ part): A family-owned company committed to the highest quality products and to our customers’ well-being, OPI has long been a leader in the community… Read more [More...]