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Weekly Wonk: Dark money supporting gov’s tax proposals | State can’t run without income tax revenue | Raising minimum wage would help reverse state’s high poverty rate | Addressing Oklahoma’s dental health care needs

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 families face the nation’s 6th highest poverty rate. Raising the minimum wage will help change that.

More from OK Policy: • What you need to know about the minimum wage in Oklahoma • SQ 832: Minimum Wage Increase | Information and Resources Almost one in six Oklahomans live in poverty, yet for 15 years, Oklahoma lawmakers… Read more [More...]

A look at HB 1008, a new abortion bill (Capitol Update)

House Bill 1008 by Rep. Jim Olsen, R-Roland, would permit abortions in Oklahoma in cases where an abortion is required to save the life of the mother. The bill passed out of the House Health and Human Services Oversight Committee… Read more [More...]

Dental Therapy Act (HB 2921) can help address our dental care needs 

Contact your legislator in support of the Oklahoma Dental Therapy Act, House Bill 2921. • Find your lawmaker using OK Policy’s Legislator Lookup The Dental Therapy Act in Oklahoma can help address our unmet dental care needs This legislative session,… Read more [More...]

Join our team as a Communications Associate

Our Communications Associate supports OK Policy and its programs by writing and creating content for our websites, social media, print, and multimedia platforms. Coordinates with other teams and partners to plan and deliver communications that support general awareness and specific… Read more [More...]

Let’s not kid ourselves: Oklahoma can’t run without income tax revenue

Income tax is a necessary revenue source for Oklahoma’s fiscal health. Reducing or eliminating income taxes provides almost no relief for the segment of Oklahoma’s population who needs it most: low- and middle-class taxpayers. In fact, the elimination of income… Read more [More...]

Weekly Wonk: Senate committee hears, rejects four controversial bills | Hiding federal data hurts all of us | ‘Taxpayers were sold a load of bull’

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...]

Senate committee hears, rejects four controversial bills (Capitol Update)

The Senate Judiciary Committee devoted a good part of last Wednesday afternoon to hearing four, what might be called “religious right” bills, and killed all four of them. The committee meeting was unusual, to say the least. Normally, culture war… Read more [More...]

Policy Matters: ‘Path to zero’ is a dangerous road

This column originally ran Feb. 5, 2025 in The Journal Record During his State of the State address, the governor again pitched plans to cut – and eventually eliminate – Oklahoma’s personal income tax. This so-called “path to zero” is… Read more [More...]

Weekly Wonk: Anti-immigration raids harm all communities | Black health in Oklahoma | Gov’s quiet about-face on cost of his tax cut | Who opened the door for you on your life’s journey?

This Week from OK Policy Anti-immigration raids harm all communities (Commentary): As the new administration issued a flurry of executive orders during its first weeks in power, many of the actions have specifically targeted immigrants and negatively impacted many community… Read more [More...]

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