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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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The Weekly Wonk: January 18, 2013

By: Kate Richey
January 18, 2013 // Updated: July 25, 2015
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 explored the fate of ‘Insure Oklahoma’ once the Affordable Care Act is fully implemented.… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Education researchers slam state’s A-F grading system

By: Kate Richey
// Updated: January 18, 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...]

David Stevens: Toward a functioning housing finance system

By: Kate Richey
January 17, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
David Stevens is President of the Mortgage Bankers Association.  This post is excerpted from remarks delivered at the Consumer Federation of America‘s annual financial services conference in Washington D.C. on November 30th, 2012. We are in this unique paradox right… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Oklahoma City drinking water supply at record low levels

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: January 17, 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...]

Wither Insure Oklahoma?

By: David Blatt
January 16, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
In announcing that Oklahoma would not take advantage of the opportunities provided by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to expand Medicaid to cover low-income adults, Governor Mary Fallin stated she was committed to developing an “Oklahoma Plan to reduce the… Read more [More...]

Guest Blog (Kevin Burr): Arming teachers is no solution

By: Guest
January 15, 2013 // Updated: February 6, 2013
Kevin Burr is Superintendent of Sapulpa Public Schools. This post was originally submitted to the Sapulpa Daily Herald in response to  a proposal by Rep. Mark McCullough (R-Sapulpa) to allow CLEET-certified teachers to carry firearms on school campuses. The nation… Read more [More...]

How to make college affordable? Pay It Forward

By: Gene Perry
January 14, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
America’s status as a world power has emerged side by side with the expansion of public education. From 1910 to 1940, the U.S. led the world in the expansion of universal, publicly-funded secondary schools. Following the growth of public high… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Options are few for thousands denied Medicaid path

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: January 14, 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...]

The tax shift returns

By: Gene Perry
January 11, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Yesterday, Senator Patrick Anderson (R-Enid) filed legislation to replace Oklahoma’s income tax with a flat tax of 2.95 percent. Anderson’s bill would do away with Oklahoma’s current tax brackets and eliminate all income tax deductions, credits and exemptions, including credits… Read more [More...]

Welcome our new policy analyst, Tiece Dempsey

By: Kate Richey
January 10, 2013 // Updated: January 10, 2013
Oklahoma Policy Institute is pleased to announce the addition of a new health policy analyst, Tiece Dempsey, who will amplify our position as a respected, credible voice on state health care issues.  We strive to provide data-driven information, analysis and… Read more [More...]

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