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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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Interview with Bob Friedman: Our asset policies 'reward the rich, miss the middle, penalize the poor'

By: David Blatt
October 1, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Last week, I attended CFED’s 2012 Assets Learning Conference, a biannual national gathering of practitioners, researchers, and advocates working to promote economic opportunity and fight poverty for low- and moderate-income Americans through savings, investment and ownership. Following the conference, I… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Lack of funding for corrections reforms could create bottlenecks

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: October 1, 2012
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 Weekly Wonk: September 28, 2012

By: Kate Richey
September 28, 2012 // 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 OK Policy announced that we’re seeking to hire a health care policy analyst; the deadline for applications… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Oklahoma pastors deliver petitions, announce boycott of Hobby Lobby

By: Kate Richey
// Updated: September 28, 2012
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...]

In The Know: Fallin discusses education funding at town hall meeting

By: Gene Perry
September 27, 2012 // Updated: September 27, 2012
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...]

Richard Cordray: "The marketplace is hostile to those in poverty."

By: Kate Richey
// Updated: May 2, 2019
These comments were excerpted from a speech given by Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, at the 2012 Assets Learning Conference, a biannual gathering on asset-building hosted by CFED (Corporation for Enterprise Development) in Washington D.C. The… Read more [More...]

SQ 762: Is Oklahoma ready to be smart on crime?

By: Gene Perry
September 26, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
To find more about all of the state questions on the ballot in November, see our 2012 State Questions page. State Question 762, on the ballot this November, would make paroles granted by the Pardon and Parole Board for non-violent… Read more [More...]

In The Know: DHS Director search narrowed to final candidate

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: September 26, 2012
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: Just the facts about Social Security

By: Kate Richey
September 25, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
With much of the national discourse on entitlements focused on mounting national debt, widening budget deficits, waste and abuse, and the looming ‘insolvency’ of landmark initiatives like Medicare and Social Security, it might surprise you to learn the facts.  This… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Oklahoma hospitals prepare for changes under Affordable Care Act

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: September 25, 2012
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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