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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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Additional Navigator regulations are unwarranted, unnecessary

By: Carly Putnam
April 24, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
The central tenet of the 2010 Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) is to bring access to quality, affordable health care to as many Americans as possible, primarily by enrolling them in private health insurance or Medicaid. Central to the Affordable… Read more [More...]

In The Know: House delivers Gov. Fallin’s much sought tax cut

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: April 24, 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 or… Read more [More...]

STATEMENT: Tax cut vote ignores the wishes of Oklahomans and what’s best for economy

By: Gene Perry
April 23, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Oklahoma Policy Institute released the following statement in response to the passage of SB 1246, which schedules automatic cuts to the top income tax rate: Today House members have ignored the wishes of most Oklahoma voters and the best evidence… Read more [More...]

Mandatory retention law down to 11th hour

By: David Blatt
// Updated: May 2, 2019
Earlier this month, some 50,000 Oklahoma third-graders came head-to-head with high-stakes testing. These 8- and 9-year old children took the state standardized reading test known as the OCCT.  Under revisions to the Reading Sufficiency Act passed in 2011, beginning this… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Oklahoma faces budget crisis despite economic boom

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: April 23, 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 or… Read more [More...]

What the horizontal drilling tax break is costing your kids’ school

By: David Blatt
April 22, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
For Oklahoma’s elected officials looking to increase funding for education, the sensible solution can be found right under our feet. By doing away with what has become an increasingly unnecessary and unaffordable tax break, every school district and every school… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Oklahoma’s school testing system disrupted for second time in two years

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: April 22, 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 or… Read more [More...]

Attention, college students: OK Policy summer internship and Summer Policy Institute

By: Carly Putnam
April 21, 2014 // Updated: April 21, 2014
Calling all college students! This summer, we are pleased to offer two exciting opportunities for undergraduates and graduate students interested in Oklahoma public policy. We are accepting applications for our summer internship, as well as for our Summer Policy Institute,… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Oklahoma may need to use old workers comp system for years

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: April 21, 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 or… Read more [More...]

Weekly Wonk April 20, 2014

By: Carly Putnam
April 20, 2014 // Updated: July 25, 2015
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.… Read more [More...]

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