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In The Know: General revenue collections for Oklahoma rise in May

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...]

[Closing The Gap, Part 3] How the employment gap drives the wealth gap

Disparities between white and non-white Oklahomans’ access to generative assets, which refer to income a person earns through paid employment, are wide and stubbornly persistent.  Previous posts in this running series, Closing the Opportunity Gap: Building Equity in Oklahoma, explored … Read more [More...]

Why Public Funding for the Arts Matters (Guest Post: Ken Busby)

Ken Busby is the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Arts & Humanities Council of Tulsa.  This post originally appeared on ArtsBlog, the blog of Americans for the Arts, and is reposted with the author’s permission We’ve just… Read more [More...]

Weekly Wonk June 9, 2013

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: Suit filed against state income tax-cut

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...]

Whatever happened to… ?

The 1st session of the 54th Oklahoma Legislature has adjourned, and the deadline is passed for Governor Fallin to sign or veto bills. Out of 2,450 bills introduced since the beginning of session, just 411 bills, or about 17 percent,… Read more [More...]

Poll shows Oklahoma voters strongly oppose tax breaks for horizontal drilling

By more than a two-to-one margin, Oklahoma voters oppose the state’s tax breaks to oil and gas companies for horizontal drilling, according to a recent poll of registered voters. The poll, conducted in late April by Global Strategies Group, provided… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Oklahoma Supreme Court overturns lawsuit reform law

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...]

Yousef Khanfar and Invisible Eve

Yousef Khanfar is a noted author and photographer. In his latest project, Invisible Eve, he turns his lens on incarcerated Oklahoma women, presenting their images and words in an effort to reach empathy and understanding. Here is Yousef’s artist statement… Read more [More...]

Exchanges 101: New insurance marketplaces will help link over 300,000 Oklahomans with affordable coverage

The primary intention of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is to ensure that all Americans have access to affordable health insurance options. The law seeks to help millions of Americans who aren’t provided health insurance through their jobs or a… Read more [More...]

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