Category: Weekly Wonk

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...]

Weekly Wonk: Government is not a spectator sport | Oklahoma’s Senate leader reinforced our nation’s promise | Property tax ‘limits’ are long-term cuts in disguise

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 should pay enough to live | SoonerCare is a lifeline Oklahoma can’t afford to lose | What’s the plan to make up for lost revenue?

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: Property tax ‘limits’ are long-term cuts in disguise | Eliminating taxes is a trade-off most Oklahoma families can’t afford | Mid-session updates | 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: Strong Tribal–state partnerships benefit all Oklahomans | Calling the budget process ‘transparent’ doesn’t make it so | Oklahomans deserve forward-thinking criminal justice policy

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: Oklahomans deserve to see the full budget process, not just the final result | Are lawmakers solving Oklahoma’s real problems? | 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: Creating a minimum age of adjudication is common sense youth justice reform | SQ 640 – Roadblock or solution? | Property tax cuts aren’t the real driver of housing costs | 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 HR 1 reshapes the safety net in Oklahoma | Replacing property taxes with sales taxes would hurt everyday Oklahomans | 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...]