Category: Weekly Wonk

Weekly Wonk: Oklahoma’s success depends on our Tribal Nations | A new generation is ready to lead Oklahoma | Building a stronger democracy starts with informed voters | 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: We the People means all of us | What Oklahoma House members want to study this interim

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: Oklahoma children deserve investment. When will lawmakers act? | Successful states invest in what they want to become | What the State Equalization Board meeting tells us about Oklahoma’s budget

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: Recent anti-immigrant policy proves Oklahomans are not the priority | SQ 832 turnout shows many don’t feel their vote matters | SQ 832 fell short, but working families still need action | 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: 2026 KIDS COUNT: Oklahoma ranks 44th for child well-being | Our kids aren’t failing. We’re failing our kids | Politics and budget constraints stalled needed criminal justice reforms | 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: Oklahoma’s housing crisis met with legislative silence this session | OK Policy selected for Eviction Data Response Network Cohort | State minimum wage is out of step with today’s economy | 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 for State Question 832 | Oklahoma doesn’t have a revenue problem. It has a priority problem | Voting matters: Who decides if you don’t? | 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: Hard work deserves a fair wage. SQ 832 would help make that happen | Why mental health depends on public investments, not just individual resilience | Senate divisions come to a head at session’s end

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: Want to improve reentry outcomes? Raise the minimum wage | Lawmakers say public schools matter. Their policies say otherwise | Oklahoma should not deny transgender people medically necessary care

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: Oklahoma has improved its framework, but are Native women actually safer? | Hard work alone won’t fix broken systems | Lawmakers fund rural prosecutor recruitment, leave defense behind

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...]