Category: Weekly Wonk

Weekly Wonk: Oklahoma lags in child well-being | Still waiting for SQ 781 promised investments | Celebrating Medicaid expansion

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: Justice reform during 2021 session | Juneteenth holiday overdue | More

The 2021 session saw passage of economic justice reforms, but Oklahoma’s prison crisis demands greater action; Quartz Mountain renovation brings back memories; Policy Matters: Move to make Juneteenth holiday long overdue; OK Policy announces three new board members. [More...]

Weekly Wonk: Session wrap up for health issues, working families | Expansion numbers encouraging | What’s next for managed care?

Session proved a mixed bag for health issues; Working families got a little of the help they needed this session; What comes next after Supreme Court strikes down managed care plan? (Capitol Update); Policy Matters: Expansion enrollment numbers encouraging [More...]

Weekly Wonk: New laws to benefit Oklahoma youth | Good ideas get better with more input | Tulsa Race Massacre notes, numbers

Improving the health and well-being of Oklahoma's youth; Tulsa Race Massacre policy notes and numbers; Good ideas get stronger with debate [More...]

Weekly Wonk: Moving towards justice | FY22 budget highlights | Managed care isn’t silver bullet | Ins and outs of Medicaid expansion

Highlights of the FY 2022 budget; Moving toward healing, reconciliation, justice; Improving Oklahoma’s health outcomes requires multi-faceted investments; Connecting to Health Care: The Ins and Outs of Enrolling for Medicaid Expansion [More...]

Weekly Wonk: A first look at FY 22 budget | Oklahomans deserve budget transparency | Anti-protest bills criminalize protesters | More

A first-look at FY 2022 budget; Oklahoma's inside-out budget process; anti-protest bills seeks to criminalize protesters; Prematurely stopping unemployment payments is short-sighted [More...]

Weekly Wonk: Concerns about FY22 budget agreement | Nickel & diming our justice system | Connecting Oklahomans to health care

FY22 budget agreement; Budget, managed care remain major items as session winds down (Capitol Update); Nickel and diming our justice system; Proposed tax cuts deflate decent budget proposal; Countdown to Care [More...]

Weekly Wonk: Fines & fees hurt rural Oklahomans | Are Medicaid patients overusing the ER? | HB 1775 would whitewash history

Rural Oklahomans frequently carry larger burden for court fines, fees; Are Medicaid patients overusing the ER?; Follow through on SQ 781 by funding treatment and rehabilitation services; HB 1775 would whitewash our history [More...]

Weekly Wonk: What the American Rescue Plan means for Oklahoma | Budget transparency | Managed Care: The Facts

What the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Means for Oklahoma (webinar); Policy Matters: Oklahomans deserve budget transparency; 2020 Census Evaluation Report: Understanding How Oklahomans Are Doing; New law provides academic, behavioral supports for students in need (Capitol Update); Privatized Managed Care: The Facts. [More...]

Weekly Wonk: Getting Medicaid expansion done correctly | Paid family leave is good for business | SB 511 improves harm reduction

Oklahomans demanded Medicaid expansion. We must do it quickly and get it right: Paid family and medical leave is good for families and businesses; SB 511 creates a legal path for harm reduction in Oklahoma (Guest Post); Policy Matters: SB 2 traumatizes Oklahomans, threatens economic progress; State Supreme Court nominations: Unnecessary to ‘fix’ what’s not broken (Capitol Update) [More...]