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2024 Census data: Oklahoma ranks as 8th poorest state

By: Dave Hamby
September 11, 2025 // Updated: September 12, 2025
Data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2024 American Community Survey, released Sept. 11, show that Oklahoma’s poverty rate was 14.9 percent, which means that more than 1 in 7 state residents live in poverty. While the state’s overall poverty rate… Read more More...

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In The Know: Tulsa Chamber won't reveal how companies benefit from proposed airport tax

By: Gene Perry
June 6, 2012 // Updated: June 6, 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. E-mail your suggestions for In The Know items to gperry@okpolicy.org. You can sign… Read more [More...]

Guest Blog (Ken Miller, PhD): Tax reform revisited

By: Gene Perry
June 5, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Ken Miller is the Oklahoma State Treasurer.  This post originally appeared as an article in the May Oklahoma Economic Report and is reprinted with permission.  Oklahoma is doing more than fine with unemployment three percentage points below the national average,… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Anonymous donor saves 15 Tulsa teacher jobs

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: June 5, 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. E-mail your suggestions for In The Know items to gperry@okpolicy.org. You can sign… Read more [More...]

Watch This: Optimism and the American dream

By: Kate Richey
June 4, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
The program Moyers & Company recently hosted PolicyLink Founder and CEO Angela Glover Blackwell to discuss the status of the American dream and the prospect of an equitable America.  We’ve previously blogged about PolicyLink’s equity-driven economic development agenda.  In this… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Governor to continue push for income tax cut

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: June 4, 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. E-mail your suggestions for In The Know items to gperry@okpolicy.org. You can sign… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk: June 1, 2012

By: Kate Richey
June 1, 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 took a closer look at a new report showing that it’s harder to get ahead… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Gov. Fallin signs human services reform bills into law

By: Kate Richey
// Updated: June 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. E-mail your suggestions for In The Know items to gperry@okpolicy.org. You can sign… Read more [More...]

FY 2013 Budget overview: Been down so long it feels like up

By: David Blatt
May 31, 2012 // Updated: May 1, 2019
In the 1960’s, Richard Fariña titled his novel of his college days and experiences, “Been Down So Long It Feels Like Up To Me.” The sentiment might also apply to the state budget for the upcoming year. After being down… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Steven Dow, Anne Roberts resign from DHS Commission

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: May 31, 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. E-mail your suggestions for In The Know items to gperry@okpolicy.org. You can sign… Read more [More...]

Guest Blog (Michael Givel): Can Oklahoma replicate Maryland's Genuine Progress Indicator?

By: David Blatt
May 30, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Dr. Michael Givel is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Oklahoma What’s the best way to measure social progress? For decades, the United States and other nations have primarily measured social progress by the economic measure of… Read more [More...]

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