By:
Steve Lewis
November 22, 2021 // Updated: November 22, 2021
Most every group that provides services paid for fully or in-part by state government is enormously interested in the impending distribution of the $1.87 billion coming to the state through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The funds will be…
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By:
Dave Hamby
November 21, 2021 // Updated: November 21, 2021
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:
Dave Hamby
November 19, 2021 // Updated: March 25, 2022
Based on feedback from residents statewide, the Oklahoma Policy Institute has developed legislative policy priorities for the upcoming 2022 legislative session that can help Oklahomans live healthier, raise thriving families, and ensure the safety of their communities.
Following the conclusion…
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By:
Steve Lewis
November 16, 2021 // Updated: November 16, 2021
It looks as though Gov. Stitt will need to decide this week about whether to follow the recommendation of the Pardon and Parole Board and grant clemency to Julius Jones who was convicted of murder in Oklahoma County and sentenced…
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By:
Emma Morris
November 15, 2021 // Updated: November 15, 2021
Oklahoma has successfully expanded Medicaid, as more than 210,000 Oklahomans have enrolled in expansion and there have been substantial declines in the uninsured rate across all demographics. Though it is too soon to definitively identify the long-term benefits for the…
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By:
Dave Hamby
November 13, 2021 // Updated: November 13, 2021
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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Together Oklahoma, the grassroots advocacy program for the Oklahoma Policy Institute, will host a virtual and in-person event on Nov. 30 designed to support and empower advocates statewide.
People Have the Power: Preserving Democracy Through Participation will be livestreamed starting…
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By:
Guest
November 12, 2021 // Updated: November 12, 2021
The district maps are mostly fair and well-drawn. Unfortunately, though, the congressional map is gerrymandered.
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By:
Steve Lewis
November 9, 2021 // Updated: November 9, 2021
If Rep. Avery Frix, R-Muskogee, and Sen. Dewayne Pemberton, R-Muskogee, never did another thing during their 12-year service in the legislature, which of course is not the fact, successful passage of their House Bill 2486 next session would make their…
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By:
Dave Hamby
November 7, 2021 // Updated: November 7, 2021
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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