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Join our team as a Development Manager (Search Extended)

Visit our Jobs & Internships page to view the latest job and internship opportunities. OK Policy has extended its search for a Development Manager, a vital position that ensures the financial health of the organization through targeted donations and grants. The Development… Read more [More...]

[Weekly Wonk] Good times don’t last forever | Fiscally responsible tax relief | Long COVID and Paid Family Medical Leave

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...]

A look at criminal justice sentencing reclassification efforts this session (Capitol Update)

It looks like the criminal justice reform effort to reorganize the Oklahoma Criminal Code by arranging various crimes into classes with an appropriate range of punishment for each class has begun to fall on hard times already. The reorganization effort… Read more [More...]

The fiscally responsible way to reduce taxes on groceries

Lawmakers should consider significantly expanding the Sales Tax Relief Credit that would provide targeted tax relief to Oklahomans who need it, cost less revenue, and give lawmakers more flexibility to raise revenue in the future.  [More...]

“Long COVID” increases the urgency for a state paid family and medical leave program

Given the reasonably anticipated increase in need for employment accommodations due to COVID-related symptoms, Oklahoma’s Legislature should act now to create and implement a state paid family and medical leave program that will support job and paycheck stability to workers caring for their own or their families’ long COVID-related conditions. [More...]

[Weekly Wonk] Inclusion for Oklahoma’s immigrants | Justice reform opportunities | Black history is Oklahoma history

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...]

Join the team as a Policy Fellow or Communications & Operations Fellow

OK Policy is currently hiring for two Fellow positions: Policy Fellow (Fall 2022-Fall 2023) and Communications & Operations Fellow (Fall 2022-Fall 2023) [More...]

The 2022 session brings rare opportunity for significant progress in our criminal justice system

Even after progress, Oklahoma still ranks third in overall incarceration, with more than 21,000 people in state custody and another 26,000 under some form of supervision. [More...]

ARPA funds offer start to transform nursing needs, but state will need to step up in the long run (Capitol Update)

The first public hearing by a legislative working group of the American Rescue Pandemic Act (ARPA) Committee was held last Thursday. The working group, led by co-chairs Rep. Kyle Hilbert, R-Bristow, and Sen. John Haste, R-Tulsa, will do the nuts… Read more [More...]

Oklahoma hasn’t always been inclusive of our immigrant communities. It’s time to change that

Oklahoma’s immigrants want their families to thrive, but frequently, unnecessary barriers keep them from being able to realize their full potential— both for themselves and their contributions to our communities. [More...]

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