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2023 Census data: Oklahoma ranks as sixth poorest state

By: Oklahoma Policy Institute
September 12, 2024 // Updated: September 12, 2024
Lawmakers have options to improve Oklahomans’ well-being, access to prosperity Data from the Census Bureau’s 2023 American Community Survey released Sept. 12 show that Oklahoma’s poverty rate was 15.9 percent, which was the nation’s sixth highest. The national poverty rate… Read more More...

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INFOGRAPHIC: Who’s at risk from food stamp cuts?

By: Gene Perry
September 19, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
House Republicans are proposing to cut at least $39 billion from the food stamp program over ten years. So who could be affected in Oklahoma? Read more... [More...]

In The Know: Oklahoma Workers’ Comp law challenged

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: September 19, 2013
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. Today… Read more [More...]

Oklahoma’s improbable victory over big tobacco (Guest Post: Michael Givel and Andrew L. Spivak)

By: Guest
September 18, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Michael Givel is Professor of Political Science at the University of Oklahoma. Andrew L. Spivak is Assistant Professor in the Sociology Department at the University of Nevada – Las Vegas. This is an edited and abridged version of a brief… Read more [More...]

New Census data shows continued drop in uninsured Oklahoma kids

By: David Blatt
September 17, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Fifteen years after Oklahoma expanded Medicaid eligibility for children, the number of uninsured children in the state continues to fall.  The child uninsured rate in Oklahoma reached an historic low of 8 percent in 2011-2012, which is half the rate… Read more [More...]

What you need to know about Oklahoma’s new Health Insurance Marketplace

By: Tiece Dempsey
September 16, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Beginning October 1 and lasting until March 31, 2014, Oklahomans without access to affordable health insurance through their employer or a government sponsored plan will be able to purchase a plan through the new Health Insurance Marketplace. Read more... [More...]

In The Know: Premium prices for Oklahoma Health Marketplace revealed

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: September 16, 2013
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. Today… Read more [More...]

Weekly Wonk September 15, 2013

By: Tiece Dempsey
September 15, 2013 // 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...]

Staff transitions at OK Policy

By: David Blatt
September 13, 2013 // Updated: September 12, 2013
OK Policy regretfully shares the news that two valuable members of our team – Megan Benn and Tiece Dempsey – have recently informed us that they will be leaving their positions. Megan has served as our Outreach Coordinator on budget… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Oklahoma leads the nation in school funding cuts

By: Kate Richey
// Updated: September 13, 2013
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. Today… Read more [More...]

Report: Oklahoma has made the deepest school funding cuts in the nation

By: Gene Perry
September 12, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
A new report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities finds that Oklahoma has made the deepest cuts to school funding in the nation since the start of the recession. The report is a follow-up of last year’s study… Read more [More...]

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