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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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In The Know: Oklahoma earthquake is largest linked to fracking wastewater wells

By: Gene Perry
March 27, 2013 // Updated: March 27, 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...]

Watch This: Michelle Alexander on ‘The New Jim Crow’

By: Kate Richey
March 26, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
New York Times bestselling author and civil rights attorney Michelle Alexander spoke this year as the John W. Hager Distinguished Lecture in Law guest speaker at The University of Tulsa College of Law on March 6.   In this hour long… Read more [More...]

Bills to limit Oklahoma’s debt could make it more expensive

By: Gene Perry
March 25, 2013 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Two bills that would restrict the amount of bond debt that Oklahoma can take on are moving through the Legislature (HB 2195 and SJR 10). In a previous post, I discussed why debt is a normal and indispensable part of… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk: March 24, 2013

By: Kate Richey
March 24, 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: State Chamber supports House GOP tax plan

By: Kate Richey
March 22, 2013 // Updated: March 24, 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...]

Action Items for Oklahoma: Criminal Justice

By: Gene Perry
March 21, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
We continue to follow counterproductive policies that push Oklahomans trying to escape addiction into a downward spiral, and the problem is growing more costly to taxpayers every year. [More...]

In The Know: House Dems push public safety funding instead of tax cuts

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: March 21, 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...]

Lessons unlearned?

By: David Blatt
March 20, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Last week, the House passed HB 1552 by Rep. Mark McCullough, R-Sapulpa. Inspired by Florida’s Medicaid managed care program, the bill would move the entire statewide Medicaid population, including seniors and persons with disabilities who are receiving long-term care, into… Read more [More...]

Extending Medicaid would help Oklahoma veterans

By: Tiece Dempsey
March 19, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
In June 2012, the United States Supreme Court found the Affordable Care Act (ACA) constitutional. However, the ruling allowed the states to decide whether they would accept federal funds to expand Medicaid benefits. Gov. Mary Fallin announced on November 19,… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Hundreds of firefighters rally against pension and workers comp changes

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: March 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...]

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