Category: Weekly Wonk

Weekly Wonk: Judges on the 2026 ballot in Oklahoma: What you need to know about judicial retention | Oklahomans can vote with confidence | Digital services raise new tax questions for 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...]

Weekly Wonk: SQ 847 Explained | Good government doesn’t make headlines | OK Policy is hiring: Become our next Southeast Regional Organizer | 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: The cost of cutting SNAP goes beyond the dinner table | Good state policy starts with good information | Legislative interim study highlights risks of SQ 847

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: Entering into 287(g) agreements harms Oklahoma families and communities | Fact Sheet for State Question 845 | The bill always comes due | 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: Fact Sheet: State Question 847 – Changing assessment caps for property tax | Voters need to see the whole movie, not just the final scene | Stitt’s tenure ban tests the limits of executive power

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: The federal housing bill is worth celebrating. Now state leaders must act | Lawmakers consider new approaches to Oklahoma’s domestic violence crisis | Worker empowerment strengthens Oklahoma businesses

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: Norman encampment cleared again amid broader homelessness crisis | Oklahoma can bring dark money into the light

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: Vote no on SQ 844 and SQ 846 | SQ Town Hall | Oklahoma voters deserve details, not promises | Inola aluminum smelter raises health, environmental and security concerns

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: Building a better Oklahoma starts with investing in our kids | Oklahoma enters Fiscal Year 2027 with billions in reserves and surplus cash

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’ FY 2027 state spending decisions did not put Oklahomans first | SQ846 explainer | Tax cuts are a workforce problem | New education laws take effect this school 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...]