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OK Policy intern Amanda Marcott Thottunkal updated and revised earlier versions of this post, which ran in November 2010 and 2011.
The US Department of Agriculture’s annual report on household food security was released in September. On average, during the…
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Gene Perry
November 20, 2012 // Updated: November 20, 2012
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David Blatt
November 19, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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Governor Fallin’s decision not to expand the Medicaid program to cover uninsured low-income adults is deeply troubling and unfortunate, putting politics over the interests of Oklahomans.
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Click here for a copy of a presentation of this research to the OKDHS Practice and Policy Lecture Series on 4/25/2013
Oklahoma’s prosperity depends on the financial success and economic achievement of the people who call it home. For a…
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David Blatt
November 16, 2012 // Updated: November 16, 2012
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Barry Friedman writes the column, “Barry Friedman At Large” for Tulsa People Magazine, is a stand-up comedian, and the author of two books, “Road Comic” and “Funny You Should Mention It”. If he doesn’t overdose on fruit slices and diet…
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Gene Perry
November 15, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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Incomes for poor and middle-class families in Oklahoma have stagnated since the late 1990s, with nearly all of the growth in income going to the wealthiest households, according to a new report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities…
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Gene Perry
November 14, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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Yesterday’s announcement of General Revenue (GR) collections for October shows that the state is on track to bring in about the same amount as in FY 2012.
Overall GR in October was $439 million. This is $30.9 million, or 7.6…
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