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2024 Census data: Oklahoma ranks as 8th poorest state

By: Dave Hamby
September 11, 2025 // Updated: September 12, 2025
Data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2024 American Community Survey, released Sept. 11, show that Oklahoma’s poverty rate was 14.9 percent, which means that more than 1 in 7 state residents live in poverty. While the state’s overall poverty rate… Read more More...

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SQ 833: Public Infrastructure Districts

By: Kandis West
October 3, 2024 // Updated: October 3, 2024
State Question 833 will be on the ballot on November 5, 2024.  Click below to jump to section: The Gist Background Information Ballot Language Supporters Say…   Opponents Say…  Deadlines Ballot Language  More about State Question 833 Download this fact sheet… Read more [More...]

SQ 834: Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment

By: Gabriela Ramirez-Perez
// Updated: October 7, 2024
State Question 834 would amend the Oklahoma Constitution to clarify that only citizens of the United States are qualified to vote in the state. [More...]

Zoning and Affordable Housing Presentation | Oklahoma House of Representatives Interim Study | Oct. 2, 2024

By: Oklahoma Policy Institute
// Updated: October 4, 2024
Zoning reform can increase housing availability and create more affordable options. The state should collaborate with cities to modernize zoning codes. [More...]

Childcare a growing issue in Oklahoma (Capitol Update)

By: Steve Lewis
October 1, 2024 // Updated: October 1, 2024
An issue that will likely be on the legislative agenda next year is childcare. As the economics and the makeup of families have changed, the need for out-of-home childcare has exploded. [More...]

Join Our Team as Operations Manager (Fall 2024)

By: Oklahoma Policy Institute
September 30, 2024 // Updated: October 21, 2024
The Operations Manager plays a vital role in ensuring the efficient and effective operation of OK Policy by overseeing administrative processes, financial management, human resources, and organizational systems. [More...]

The Weekly Wonk: Getting election-ready for November | Oklahomans should know where private school dollars were spent | Capitol Update

By: Oklahoma Policy Institute
September 28, 2024 // Updated: September 28, 2024
What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk shares our most recent publications and other resources to help you stay informed about Oklahoma. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In… Read more [More...]

Survey: Business leaders prioritize investment in infrastructure, education over tax cuts (Capitol Update)

By: Steve Lewis
September 23, 2024 // Updated: September 23, 2024
Thoughtful legislators, like thoughtful businesspeople, understand you can't have quality education, infrastructure, and mental health programs without funding them properly. Hopefully, policymakers will take care to read the whole report. [More...]

The Weekly Wonk: We can’t continue to ignore Oklahoma’s poverty problem | Inadequate funding keeps Oklahoma at the bottom of the heap for health care | Oklahoma should adopt IRS Direct File

By: Oklahoma Policy Institute
September 21, 2024 // Updated: September 21, 2024
What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk shares our most recent publications and other resources to help you stay informed about Oklahoma. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In… Read more [More...]

Inadequate funding keeps Oklahoma at the bottom of the heap for health care (Capitol Update)

By: Steve Lewis
September 16, 2024 // Updated: September 16, 2024
Due to inadequate health care funding, Oklahoma will continue to experience the economic and social outcomes caused by poor health, mental health, and addiction. [More...]

Join Our Team as a Regional Organizer, Central Region (Fall 2024)

By: Oklahoma Policy Institute
September 15, 2024 // Updated: September 30, 2024
Regional Organizers support OK Policy in the development and implementation of virtual and community-based advocacy actions that further policy goals. [More...]

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