By:
Hana Saad
April 1, 2023 // Updated: April 1, 2023
What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk shares our most recent publications and other resources to help you stay informed about Oklahoma. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In…
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By:
Hana Saad
March 31, 2023 // Updated: March 31, 2023
April is National Arab American Heritage Month, and we want to recognize the achievements, contributions, and rich heritage of Arab-Americans, especially for our friends and neighbors who call Oklahoma home.
Arab-Americans, who can trace their roots to 22 countries in…
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By:
Emma Morris
March 30, 2023 // Updated: January 25, 2024
Call to Action
Contact your lawmakers to urge them to oppose across-the-board, untargeted tax cuts and other handouts for wealthy Oklahomans and out-of-state companies.
• Contact your lawmaker
• Current Tax Cut Proposals Don’t Help Most Oklahomans [Printable PDF]
With…
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Now that the Oklahoma state legislature is roughly halfway through the 2023 session, there is still time for lawmakers to prioritize criminal justice issues. In recent years, Oklahoma has made some progress in modernizing the state’s justice system and alleviating…
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By:
Steve Lewis
March 27, 2023 // Updated: March 27, 2023
With last week’s deadline for passage of legislation by the house of origin, there was an onslaught of floor action on both sides of the Capitol. One bill, Senate Bill 706 by Sen. Roland Pederson, R-Burlington, caught my attention because…
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By:
Dave Hamby
March 25, 2023 // Updated: March 25, 2023
What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk shares our most recent publications and other resources to help you stay informed about Oklahoma. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In…
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By:
Emma Morris
March 23, 2023 // Updated: March 23, 2023
In late December 2022, Congress passed an omnibus appropriations bill that includes several health provisions that will have meaningful impacts for Oklahomans. These provisions include one year of continuous eligibility for children who are insured by Medicaid, a permanent extension…
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To help Oklahomans better understand Oklahoma’s state budget picture — and what we might expect from this year’s legislative budget negotiations — OK Policy is hosting a 2023 State Budget Update online.
2023 State Budget Update
Friday, March 31, 2023…
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For years, Oklahomans have had to travel hundreds of miles to reach the nearest Mexican consulate for handling diplomatic transactions such as renewing passports, getting an identification card, or other routine services for Mexican and U.S. nationals. Commuting to the…
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By:
Steve Lewis
March 21, 2023 // Updated: March 21, 2023
The legislature, after the February meeting of the State Board of Equalization, has a whopping $967 million in recurring revenue available this session to appropriate for state services for Fiscal Year 2024, which begins July 1, 2023. Recurring revenue means…
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