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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] Strengthening the Grocery Tax Credit | Shifting burden for college costs | More

By: Steve Lewis
February 12, 2022 // Updated: February 12, 2022
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...]

Budget choices have dramatically shifted college costs to students, families (Capitol Update)

By: Steve Lewis
February 9, 2022 // Updated: February 9, 2022
The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education have requested an $85.1 million budget increase for next year. Good for them. The increased funding would amount to a 10.5 percent increase over the $812.8 million appropriation for the current year. A… Read more [More...]

Strengthening the Grocery Tax Credit would provide fiscally smart tax relief to working Oklahomans

By: Emma Morris
February 7, 2022 // Updated: May 27, 2022
At a time when many Oklahomans are struggling to put food on the table and are at risk of eviction, a more robust Sales Tax Relief Credit can help put money back into the pockets of those who need it most. Doing so would bolster family finances, make purchasing food more cost-effective, and stimulate our local economies.  [More...]

[Weekly Wonk] Preparing for #OKLeg session | Managed care, chapter 2 | OK Policy adds tribal-state policy focus

By: Dave Hamby
February 5, 2022 // Updated: February 12, 2022
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...]

Managed care discussions likely to continue this session (Capitol Update)

By: Steve Lewis
February 3, 2022 // Updated: February 3, 2022
Chapter two of last year’s Medicaid managed care saga is underway. It appears from the introduction of Senate Bill 1337 and comments by Senate Majority Leader Greg McCortney, R-Ada, that discussions about changing Oklahoma’s delivery system for Medicaid services from… Read more [More...]

Oklahoma Policy Institute now includes tribal-state policy advocacy

By: Vivian Morris
February 1, 2022 // Updated: January 31, 2022
OK Policy’s newly created Tribal-State Policy Analyst role will be pivotal in providing research and analysis on tribal priorities within a state policy context. [More...]

[Weekly Wonk] Oklahoma lags in budget transparency | State Budget Summit Video & Resources | More

By: Dave Hamby
January 29, 2022 // Updated: January 29, 2022
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 among least transparent states for state budget process, new OK Policy report shows

By: Dave Hamby
January 26, 2022 // Updated: February 16, 2022
A new report from the Oklahoma Policy Institute shows that Oklahoma is among the nation’s least transparent states when engaging its residents during the development of the annual state budget.  OK Policy’s new “Focus on Transparency” report serves as a… Read more [More...]

SB 1548 would prioritize treatment, stability over punishment in Oklahoma’s drug courts (Capitol Update)

By: Steve Lewis
January 24, 2022 // Updated: January 24, 2022
Of the 2,297 bills filed for the upcoming session, one of the best is Senate Bill 1548 by Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah. The bill reorganizes drug courts in Oklahoma, giving the upper hand in decision making to mental health professionals… Read more [More...]

[Weekly Wonk] Cheeseburgers and the minimum wage | Every number is a story | State Budget Summit to be held Thursday

By: Dave Hamby
January 22, 2022 // Updated: January 22, 2022
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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