By:
Miguel Rios
November 4, 2021 // Updated: September 22, 2023
Sylvanister Childs said he constantly worried about his health when he was uninsured. Fortunately, he was part of Oklahoma’s newly expanded population that qualified for Medicaid coverage, which proved useful for him as soon as he was approved.
[More...]
By:
Steve Lewis
November 2, 2021 // Updated: November 2, 2021
For years, DOC has advocated for more diversion along with more and better treatment, education, and training programs. That’s not surprising. DOC officials see the back end of the criminal legal system and often have no choice but to carry out expensive sentences of incarceration that add little or nothing to public safety and fail to treat and rehabilitate offenders. There is a convergence of three factors that could lead to real progress.
[More...]
By:
Dave Hamby
October 30, 2021 // Updated: October 31, 2021
A Better Path Forward: A Budget and Tax Roadmap for Oklahoma; Report Release and Conversation; Interim study examines teacher pay (Capitol Update); Policy notes and numbers
[More...]
A Better Path Forward is a comprehensive report from the Oklahoma Policy Institute detailing how the state cut nearly a quarter of the state’s budget capacity and the implications of those decisions.
[More...]
A Better Path Forward – Report Release and Conversation will be livestreamed via the embedded video above and via OK Policy’s social media channels on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter starting at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27. The event will be archived…
Read more [More...]
In the wake of an alarming teacher shortage in Oklahoma, there was an interim study last week in the Senate Appropriations committee requested by Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant. The purpose of the study was to look at “qualitative pay” for…
Read more [More...]
By:
Dave Hamby
October 24, 2021 // Updated: October 24, 2021
Policy Matters: Medicaid expansion already making a difference; Interim study explores improving probation and parole services (Capitol Update); A Better Path Forward; Oklahomans continuing to go hungry
[More...]
By:
Steve Lewis
October 19, 2021 // Updated: October 19, 2021
Rep. J.J. Humphrey, R-Lane, Chair of the House Criminal Justice and Corrections Committee, is determined to use his background in corrections work to help reform criminal justice in Oklahoma. Before his election to the legislature, the third-term representative worked for…
Read more [More...]
By:
Dave Hamby
October 16, 2021 // Updated: October 16, 2021
Policy Matters: Housing stats show state disparities; Interim study examines ways to reduce Oklahoma’s incarceration levels (Capitol Update); Everyone is to blame for spreading misinformation
[More...]
By:
Miguel Rios
October 12, 2021 // Updated: October 12, 2021
Thanks to Oklahoma’s expansion of Medicaid coverage, Richard Patterson is able to address several medical and dental health concerns despite being unable to work due to a past injury.
[More...]
OKPOLICY.ORG
