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Gene Perry
May 9, 2011 // Updated: October 17, 2012
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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…
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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 continued its in-depth analysis of the state’s efforts to implement national health care reform. Wednesday’s…
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The senior vice president and director of the Human Services Research Division of Mathematica Policy Research, Inc will be the final speaker in the spring 2011 OKDHS Policy and Practice Lecture Series. Barbara Devaney, Ph.D., will present “Oklahoma’s Building Strong…
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The Oklahoma legislature is poised to deal a major blow to non-profits and faith-based organizations who help administer the WIC program. The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program is a federally-funded, state-administered nutrition service for low-income women, infants and children…
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In the new national health care law (the Affordable Care Act, or ACA), exchanges are state-level competitive marketplaces for individuals and small businesses to purchase insurance. After winning a $54 million Early Innovator grant earlier this year, Oklahoma was poised…
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By:
Gene Perry
May 3, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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When we elect someone to public office, should we expect them to use their best judgment in making decisions about the public interest? Or should they adhere to the dictates of outside groups that always take the most simplistic and…
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