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Weekly Wonk: Interim studies on childcare, homelessness | Judges on the ballot | Make your voting plan for Nov. 8

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… Read more [More...]

Oklahoma’s 2022 General Elections

Oklahoma Candidates and Election Information Everything You Need to Know About Voting in Oklahoma (2022 General Election) [Together Oklahoma] 2022 Oklahoma Voter Guide [League of Women Voters of Oklahoma] 2022 Election Guide [Let’s Fix This] Oklahoma Retention Ballot of Judges… Read more [More...]

Interim studies address issues of lack of housing, childcare facilities (Capitol Update)

Legislators continued their work last week with interim studies to look at issues they may want to address when session begins in February. Two important studies that caught my attention have to do with lack: Lack of affordable housing and… Read more [More...]

Weekly Wonk: Governor’s debate panel discussion | Capitol Update | New OK Policy Executive Director Named

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… Read more [More...]

Mansion fundraising controversy, and looking back at how past governors used the facility (Capitol Update)

Something of a controversy has developed over Gov. Kevin Stitt’s plan to raise about $6.5 million in private funding and build a new governor’s mansion. According to reports, “Friends of the Mansion” has been accepting donations of up to $250,000… Read more [More...]

Weekly Wonk: A look at ARPA proposals | Strengthening state, tribal government relations | More

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… Read more [More...]

Legislature passes ARPA relief proposals; Governor signs 8, vetoes 3, while 21 others pass into law without his signature (Capitol Update)

The legislature recessed its American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) special session on Sept. 29, giving the governor until last Wednesday (Oct. 5) to act on the bills. Gov. Stitt, largely uninvolved in allocating the $1.8 billion in ARPA funding, had… Read more [More...]

Weekly Wonk: Tax cut proposals likely for 2023 session | Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month | Absentee voting

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… Read more [More...]

Make your voice heard: Vote absentee!

[Download this information sheet as a printable PDF] – – – To help Oklahomans understand the processes of Oklahoma’s absentee voter process, OK Policy and Together Oklahoma have developed this overview for the Nov. 8, 2022 general election. Absentee voting… Read more [More...]

Taxes, including tax cuts proposals, expected on agenda for 2023 legislative session (Capitol Update)

The legislature appears to have made it through the 2022 regular session and a couple of special sessions without a large election-year tax cut. Legislators last week recessed the special session that they (the legislature) called to appropriate the federal… Read more [More...]

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