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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 is on a break

By: David Blatt
November 27, 2012 // Updated: November 26, 2012
Our In The Know worker bees have all buzzed off to conferences this week. We’ll be back next Monday.… Read more [More...]

Upcoming Event: Does marriage education work?

By: Kate Richey
November 26, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
The OKDHS Practice and Policy Lecture Series hosts Dr. Scott Stanley on December 10th to discuss the results of a long-term study of the effectiveness of marriage education.  Dr. Stanley has been involved in the research, development and refinement of… Read more [More...]

Hunger by the Numbers: How many basketball arenas would it take…

By: Amanda Marcott Thottunkal
November 21, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Gov. Fallin rejects billions in federal aid

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: November 21, 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: Gov. Fallin says no to Medicaid expansion

By: Gene Perry
November 20, 2012 // Updated: November 20, 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...]

STATEMENT: Governor’s decision not to join Medicaid expansion is deeply troubling

By: David Blatt
November 19, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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. Read more... [More...]

Closing the Opportunity Gap: Building equity in Oklahoma

By: Kate Richey
// Updated: May 2, 2019
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… Read more [More...]

Barry Friedman: Election memories–live and on tape

By: David Blatt
November 16, 2012 // Updated: November 16, 2012
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… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Diabetes rates tripled in Oklahoma, leading the nation

By: Kate Richey
// Updated: November 16, 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...]

Rising inequality in Oklahoma as lower- and middle-class incomes stagnate

By: Gene Perry
November 15, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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… Read more [More...]

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