By:
Gene Perry
August 19, 2014 // Updated: August 19, 2014

In The Know is a daily synopsis of Oklahoma policy-related news and blogs. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. You can sign up here to receive In The Know by e-mail.
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This post is by Rebecca Hollis, who worked with OK Policy during the summer as a Southern Education Leadership Initiative Fellow. Rebecca attends Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH and is part of the Philosophy, Politics, and the Public Honors Program.…
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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.…
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By:
Gene Perry
August 15, 2014 // Updated: August 15, 2014

You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS. The podcast theme music is by Zébre.
Today’s episode shares highlights from the education panel at the 2014 Summer Policy Institute. Guests include Jenks Principal Rob Miller, Sapulpa Superintendent…
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Guest
August 14, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019

Michael Leachman is the Director of State Fiscal Research with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. This post previously appeared on the Center’s Off the Charts blog.
The meaning of Standard & Poor’s recent downgrade of Kansas’ credit rating,…
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By:
David Blatt
August 13, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019

In 2004, Oklahoma voters approved SQ 713, which increased the excise tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products while eliminating the state and local sales tax on these products. The new revenues from the increased taxes were dedicated to a…
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