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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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Weekly Wonk December 15, 2013

By: Carly Putnam
December 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...]

In The Know: Schools stand to lose $40 million from SQ 766 tax exemptions

By: Gene Perry
December 13, 2013 // Updated: December 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...]

Join us for the State Budget Summit

By: David Blatt
December 12, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
OK Policy is pleased to host our first State Budget Summit Thursday, January 16th at the Oklahoma History Center. You can click here to register for the event. With the theme of “Navigating the Perilous Fiscal Waters”, the summit will… Read more [More...]

She’s got no ticket to ride (Guest Post: Camille Landry)

By: Camille Landry
December 11, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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… Read more [More...]

In The Know: House Speaker TW Shannon opposes electing Supreme Court Justices

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: December 11, 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...]

How Oklahoma’s A-F grading system discriminates against high-poverty schools — and how to fix it

By: Gene Perry
December 10, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
The debate over Oklahoma’s A-F grading system has in large part centered on a debate over the effects of poverty on student performance. Whatever you think about how much we can expect schools to overcome the effects of poverty, one… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Okla. House Speaker OKs hefty raises for staff

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: December 10, 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...]

Examining HIV/AIDS in Oklahoma

By: Carly Putnam
December 9, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
In the 30 years since HIV/AIDS exploded into public consciousness in the 1980s, considerable progress has been made. Rates of infection and death related to HIV/AIDS have declined to well below peak levels—the number of new diagnoses each year are… Read more [More...]

In The Know: States rejecting Medicaid lose billions in federal funds

By: Kate Richey
// Updated: December 9, 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 December 8, 2013

By: Carly Putnam
December 8, 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...]

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