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In The Know: Hillary Clinton visits Tulsa for unveiling of early childhood education campaign

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...]

Are you covered yet?

The deadline to sign up for health insurance is March 31st! We’re sure you’re already signed up – but what about your friends and family? We’ve compiled a list of the main reasons why they should get covered before March… Read more [More...]

Weekly Wonk March 23, 2014

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...]

Watch This: Study ranks Oklahoma near the bottom for family financial security

Despite an improving national economy and a low statewide average unemployment rate, nearly half (49.1 percent) of Oklahoma households are in a persistent state of financial insecurity, according to a recent report by the Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED).  We… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Teachers accuse Board of Education of violating Open Meeting Act

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...]

Graph of the Day: State tax rates and drilling activity show no correlation

In recent years there has been a tremendous growth of horizontal drilling for oil and gas across the United States.  In Oklahoma, this has led to growing concern that the state’s tax breaks for horizontal drilling are growing out of… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Health care signups expected to surge before March 31 deadline

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...]

Poll: Support for tax cuts has dropped significantly

A new poll shows that over the last year, support for cutting Oklahoma’s personal income tax has dropped significantly among voters statewide, and less than half now support the plan to reduce the state’s top rate. Support drops even further… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Oklahoma’s average sales tax rate fifth-highest in nation

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...]

Wind power in Eastern Oklahoma: Not in my backyard? (Guest post: Ryan Gentzler)

Ryan Gentzler is a Master of Public Administration student at the University of Oklahoma. Elected representatives of all stripes are eager to make known their support for an “all of the above” energy policy, taking advantage of nonrenewable fuels like… Read more [More...]

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