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January 31, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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Jia Wang, one of OK Policy’s 2013-14 Research Fellows, is a fourth year PhD student in Economics at the University of Oklahoma. Her research interest lies primarily in public economics, especially government expenditure/taxation policy and economic development incentive programs.
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Kate Richey
January 30, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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Despite an improving national economy and a (deceptively) low statewide average unemployment rate, nearly half (49.1 percent) of Oklahoma households are in a persistent state of financial insecurity, according to a report released today by the Corporation for Enterprise Development…
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David Blatt
January 29, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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A budget committee hearing last week laid out in stark terms what’s at stake in the coming legislative session and made clear that in preparing next year’s budget, bold measures will be needed to avoid potentially devastating cuts.
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Gene Perry
January 28, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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Where do bills come from? How many make it into law? Who makes up Governor Fallin’s cabinet? How does the committee process work, and who leads which committee? With the 2014 Oklahoma Legislative session beginning next week, our updated Legislative…
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Camille Landry is a writer, activist, and social justice advocate who lives in Oklahoma City. This post is part of our “Neglected Oklahoma” series, which tells the stories of Oklahomans in situations where the basic necessities of life are hard…
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Kate Richey
January 26, 2014 // Updated: July 25, 2015
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