Weekly Wonk: New data shows state’s housing crisis is worsening | Oklahoma destined to remain poor state without investments | New federal budget bill would harm our children, families

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...]

Weekly Wonk: Federal budget bill is redistribution of wealth to the rich | We know what works. Lawmakers are cutting taxes instead | The governor’s agenda isn’t a plan — it’s a power grab | Capitol Update

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...]

Weekly Wonk: IRS-ICE agreement breaks public trust | State budget deal announced | This is a bad time for a tax cut | Capitol Update

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...]

Weekly Wonk: Triggered tax cuts are bad for Oklahoma | What is Tribal sovereignty? | Silence in the face of injustice puts each of us at risk | Supreme Court, Oklahoma lawmakers weigh church-state boundaries | More

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...]

Weekly Wonk: ‘Doing less with less’ hurts us all | Reducing justice-related fines and fees can offer employment opportunities | The HB 1200 tax proposal would be a terrible legacy for this session

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...]

Weekly Wonk: Budget transparency took a step forward last year. Where are we now? | Only smash the piggy bank in emergencies | Fact checking HB 1539

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...]

Weekly Wonk: SB 1027 would exclude millions of registered voters from signing initiative petitions | A look at bills this session that can help Oklahoma’s vulnerable youth | Lawmakers facing tough fiscal decisions, considering withdrawal from Rainy Day Fund | More

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...]

Weekly Wonk: OK Policy responds to governor’s misleading comments on SB 675 | Without proof, efficiency is just politics dressed up like progress | Crossover week, special election results lead up to impending committee, floor deadlines

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...]

Weekly Wonk: Fact check: SB 484 would limit homelessness services in Oklahoma communities | DOGE-OK recommends health care cuts that are harmful, counterintuitive | Raising the minimum wage means more Oklahomans could afford housing | Tell our leaders – Prioritize people over profits

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...]

Weekly Wonk: Lawmakers should choose targeted relief amidst budget uncertainty | Bill would revamp Oklahoma’s economic development efforts | Hands off our ‘power reserved for the people’

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...]