Category: Weekly Wonk

Weekly Wonk: Housing ends homelessness; confinement makes it worse | Breaking Oklahoma’s cycle of incarceration requires coordinated efforts, investments | Outrage sells, but we’re paying the price

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: New census data show Oklahoma among Top 10 poorest states | Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Highlights | Bulldozers won’t solve homelessness | 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: SB 1027 and the future of Oklahoma democracy rests with the state Supreme Court | CoreCivic profits from incarcerating our loved ones and exploiting rural towns | Yes, YOU can run for office

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: A look at the details of SQ 832 to raise the minimum wage | Oklahoma’s county jails face rising insurance, liability pressures | If ‘work conquers all’, why can’t Oklahomans get ahead?

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: Housing is out of reach for working Oklahomans, seniors and people with disabilities | Oklahoma Supreme Court stays bill over TSET Board terms | Make community great again

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 became the worst state in the nation for education because of our policy choices | Our children are paying for grown-up power plays | Oklahoma’s booms, busts, and tax cut déjà vu | 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 myth of Oklahoma’s fiscal self-reliance | SNAP cuts could starve Oklahoma’s safety net | George Nigh’s legacy wasn’t just in policy, but in 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...]

Weekly Wonk: It’s past time to raise Oklahoma’s minimum wage | Data is key to bringing justice-involved people back to workforce | Oklahoma legislators to tackle child well‑being in 2025 interim studies

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 Highway Patrol withdrawal sparks legal and legislative pushback | We can’t celebrate Medicaid’s legacy without fighting for its future | 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 Big ‘Beautiful’ Delay | Oklahoma shouldn’t allow private prisons to reopen as immigration detention centers. Here are 6 reasons why. | Senators request interim study to rethink how Oklahoma cities are funded (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...]