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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] Modest national job growth, unemployment rate holds steady

By: Kate Richey
October 7, 2011 // Updated: October 17, 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...]

Why a federal Balanced Budget Amendment will never happen, and why that’s a good thing

By: Gene Perry
October 6, 2011 // Updated: May 1, 2019
[This post has been changed slightly from the original. An earlier version questioned SoonerPoll’s reliability without providing evidence to back up that claim.] As part of the agreement to raise the federal debt ceiling, Congress will vote on a Balanced… Read more [More...]

In The Know: How to pay an $80 billion water bill

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

Easier to shop in Kansas than move to Texas: Why replacing income tax with consumption tax is bad for Oklahoma's economy

By: David Blatt
October 5, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Many state political and business leaders are clamoring to do away with Oklahoma’s personal income tax, the state’s single largest revenue source, while acknowledging the need to maintain sufficient tax revenue to fund basic services. One influential participant in the… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Superintendent opposes pre-K age increase

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

Oklahoma's Unemployment Gap (Part 3): Equal opportunities for secure employment

By: Kate Richey
October 4, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
This post is the third in a three-part series on “Oklahoma’s Unemployment Gap,” examining the persistence of racial disparities in unemployment. Part One introduced the unemployment gap and presents preliminary descriptive data on state labor market trends by race. Part… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Governor announces plan to fix bad bridges

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: October 17, 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: The Great Recession

By: Kate Richey
October 3, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
This video provides an excellent graphical overview of postwar recessions, putting the most recent economic downturn into grave perspective.  The video was created and narrated by Colin Gordon of the Iowa Policy Project.  For more videos like this, and additional… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Oklahoma's food stamp numbers skyrocketing

By: Gene Perry
// Updated: October 17, 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 – September 30, 2011

By: Kate Richey
September 30, 2011 // 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 at OK Policy we suggested three reforms to modernize Oklahoma’s income tax.  We also challenged a plan… Read more [More...]

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