By:
Steve Lewis
February 8, 2021 // Updated: February 8, 2021
From the beginning of statehood, Article 5, Section 1 of the Oklahoma Constitution has provided that,
“The Legislative authority of the State shall be vested in a Legislature, consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives; but the people…
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By:
Dave Hamby
February 7, 2021 // Updated: February 7, 2021
Benefits simulator helps families understand assistance programs and helps support better policies; Confrontations between governor, legislature may continue over managed care proposal (Capitol Update); OK Policy’s Response to 2021 State of the State Address; Policy Matters: What was left unsaid in the State of the State Address
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By:
Paul Shinn
February 3, 2021 // Updated: June 1, 2021
OK Policy’s simulator is a menu-driven Microsoft Excel worksheet in which users input details about a family to see how assistance programs help them at various hours of work and hourly wages.
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In pointing Oklahomans towards his vision of Oklahoma as a Top 10 state, Gov. Stitt during his State of the State address shared a quote he attributed to Will Rogers: “Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today.” However,…
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Updated to reflect the OHCA board voted 6-3 to move forward with the managed care contracts.
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We have grown accustomed to confrontational government at the federal level. But the degree to which confrontation between the executive and the legislative…
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By:
Dave Hamby
January 31, 2021 // Updated: January 31, 2021
OK Policy State Budget Summit recap; Statement: OHCA’s approval of privatizing Oklahoma’s health care is bad health care policy and lacks sufficient public comment processes; Legislators must work together to move forward (Capitol Update)
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By:
Steve Lewis
January 25, 2021 // Updated: January 25, 2021
There was some committee work by the Appropriations Subcommittees last week as they began budget hearings with state agencies. But for me and for many, center stage this week was in Washington, D.C. Seventy-eight eventful days from the Nov. 3…
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By:
Dave Hamby
January 24, 2021 // Updated: January 23, 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…
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By:
Dave Hamby
January 19, 2021 // Updated: May 27, 2021
OK Policy has announced its 2021 legislative priorities, focusing on policy initiatives to help Oklahomans live healthier, create thriving families, and develop safe communities.
“Even before COVID-19 struck, far too many Oklahoma families and communities were struggling to provide and…
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The Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT), a supercharged legislative audit agency created in 2019, presented its first “rapid response evaluation” to the Legislative Oversight Committee last week. The evaluation was of the State Board of Equalization (BOE) and assessed the accuracy and communication of the revenue certification processes. This is likely because of the uncertainty created last session as the pandemic turned the February certification upside down — and perhaps a feeling by legislators that they did not get accurate data from which certification decisions were being made.
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