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2023 Census data: Oklahoma ranks as sixth poorest state

By: Oklahoma Policy Institute
September 12, 2024 // Updated: September 12, 2024
Lawmakers have options to improve Oklahomans’ well-being, access to prosperity Data from the Census Bureau’s 2023 American Community Survey released Sept. 12 show that Oklahoma’s poverty rate was 15.9 percent, which was the nation’s sixth highest. The national poverty rate… Read more More...

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Weekly Wonk: Leveraging relief funds to improve child well-being | Lifting children out of poverty | Health care resources

By: Lstrom
July 18, 2021 // Updated: July 17, 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… Read more [More...]

Oklahoma’s children deserve better: Leveraging federal aid and policy solutions to improve child well-being

By: Gabrielle Jacobi
July 14, 2021 // Updated: July 19, 2021
Related factsheet: ARPA and Child Well-Being in Oklahoma (May 2021) From school and child care closings to economic disruptions, the COVID-19 pandemic exposed many gaps within our state’s systems that support children and families. As we look toward recovery, it… Read more [More...]

Medicaid expansion coverage starts in Oklahoma (Capitol Update)

By: Steve Lewis
July 12, 2021 // Updated: July 12, 2021
The citizens who organized, advocated, and voted for Medicaid expansion in Oklahoma saw a major milestone achieved on July 1 when the new law that was placed into the constitution by voters last year went into effect. Now anyone aged… Read more [More...]

Weekly Wonk: Turning the tide on evictions | A look at corrections-focused interim studies | Policy notes & numbers

By: Dave Hamby
July 11, 2021 // Updated: July 10, 2021
Turning the tide on evictions: Using federal aid, support to reduce Oklahoma’s eviction crisis; The human cost of evictions; A look at corrections-focused interim studies (Capitol Update) [More...]

Turning the tide on evictions: Using federal aid, support to reduce Oklahoma’s eviction crisis

By: Ryan Gentzler
July 9, 2021 // Updated: July 15, 2021
Evictions are lower than they were before the pandemic, but Oklahomans still experience housing insecurity at alarming rates [More...]

A look at corrections-focused interim studies (Capitol Update)

By: Steve Lewis
July 6, 2021 // Updated: July 6, 2021
It’s always interesting to see the interim study requests made by legislators. The studies are a good opportunity for legislators to learn more and educate others about issues they care about. The House requests that caught my eye were by… Read more [More...]

Weekly Wonk: Celebrating Medicaid expansion in Oklahoma | Investing in our children’s future | Making a difference starts locally

By: Dave Hamby
July 4, 2021 // Updated: July 3, 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… Read more [More...]

HHS Secretary visits Oklahoma to celebrate Medicaid expansion

By: Dave Hamby
July 1, 2021 // Updated: July 1, 2021
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra visited Tulsa on July 1 to help celebrate Medicaid expansion in Oklahoma, calling it a victory for the 200,000 residents who could now have “peace of mind” through access to life-changing health care.  [More...]

Is it good for the children? (Capitol Update)

By: Steve Lewis
June 28, 2021 // Updated: June 28, 2021
Several years ago, some business and community organizations in Kansas decided to urge policymakers in making decisions to ask the question, “Is it good for the children?” The question in some political circles might bring hoots of scorn as not… Read more [More...]

Weekly Wonk: Oklahoma lags in child well-being | Still waiting for SQ 781 promised investments | Celebrating Medicaid expansion

By: Dave Hamby
June 27, 2021 // Updated: June 26, 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… Read more [More...]

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