Category: Weekly Wonk

Weekly Wonk: SoonerCare “Work requirements” won’t work for Oklahoma | Will rising health costs force legislative action? | Fact Check: Is Walmart’s Thanksgiving meal really cheaper this year?

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: Respecting Tribal sovereignty is the path to Oklahoma’s progress | Conflict over executive power halts Stitt’s executive order | 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: What we get wrong about homelessness and mental health | Oklahoma has a chance to build a youth justice system rooted in hope. Will we? | The shutdown held a mirror to Oklahoma’s choices

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: What Oklahomans need to know about expiring ACA premium tax credits | Raising the minimum wage in Oklahoma is pro-growth | Charter school facilities take center stage in interim study | Better laws in Oklahoma begin with better listening

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: Help wanted – Leadership from Oklahoma’s delegation | Oklahoma enacted one of the five biggest tax cuts for millionaires | Moving the needle on Oklahoma’s youth justice reform | 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: How the not-so-beautiful bill will push eligible Oklahomans off SoonerCare | Interim studies examine Oklahoma services to families, children, youth | Oklahoma can’t prosper while our neighbors struggle

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: Ryan Walters was a test; Oklahoma leaders flunked | A look at potential improvements to Oklahoma’s criminal justice system | The government shutdown is hurting a lot of people. Leadership is needed.

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: Eliminating property taxes would devastate crucial local services | Oklahoma’s mental health system is at a crossroad | Indigenous Peoples Day should remind us that we’re stronger together

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: Homelessness in Oklahoma demands solutions, not name-calling | Tracing the rise and resignation of Ryan Walters | What’s next for the public schools of Oklahoma? It’s up to us.

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: Immigrants power Oklahoma’s economy. State Question 832 can ensure they earn fair wages. | Petition seeks to guarantee every idea a vote in the #OKLeg | Policies are driving doctors out of Oklahoma

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...]