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Gene Perry
December 21, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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A shorter version of this article was submitted to the Oklahoman as a letter to the editor. The version below was originally submitted as an op-ed, which The Oklahoman declined to publish.
A recent Oklahoman editorial takes issue with a…
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By:
Guest
December 20, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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Dr. Jonathan Willner is Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics and Finance at Oklahoma City University.
After considerable controversy and delay, the State Department of Education released its A-F report cards for all Oklahoma public schools in late…
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By:
Kate Richey
December 19, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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The Line documents the stories of people across the country, from the suburbs of Chicago to the economically devastated Gulf Coast, living at or below the poverty line. Emmy Award-winning producer Linda Midgett chronicles poverty in America straight from the…
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By:
David Blatt
December 18, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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Just before Thanksgiving, Governor Mary Fallin announced a pair of important decisions related to the Affordable Care Act. She said that Oklahoma would not participate in the expansion of Medicaid for low-income adults and would not create its own state-based…
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Kate Richey
December 17, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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Medical debt is money owed for medical goods or services, like doctor’s visits, lab fees, or hospital stays. One survey of low-income households in eight states, including Oklahoma, found that 46 percent of low-income households carried medical debt. National survey…
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By:
Kate Richey
December 14, 2012 // Updated: July 25, 2015
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What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk is dedicated to this week’s events, publications, and blog posts.
This week Oklahoma Policy Institute posted a letter from our bipartisan Board of Directors urging Governor Fallin and legislative…
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