Category: Weekly Wonk

Weekly Wonk: State budget process: How the sausage gets made | OK Wellness Watch event | Teen mental health | 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: State needs fiscally responsible budget planning | Credit where it isn’t due | Capitol Update | 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: Lawmakers should prioritize democratic processes | Quitting our Lone Star envy | 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...]

Weekly Wonk: Cutting state revenue creates race to the bottom | Tax cut deja vu | Poverty persists because we fail to act | 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: Poverty comes from structural barriers, not personal choices | A look at the upcoming special session | More

Weekly Wonk, Sept. 24, 2024 | Poverty comes from structural barriers, not personal choices | A look at the upcoming special session | More [More...]

Weekly Wonk: The dangers of eliminating personal income tax | Census: Oklahoma has 8th highest poverty rate | Hispanic Heritage Month | 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...]

Weekly Wonk: Oklahomans deserve more than incremental justice reform | Removing barriers for workforce development | 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...]

Weekly Wonk: Time to revisit state education governance | Tax isn’t a four-letter word | Sales Tax Relief Credit | 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: Gov.’s statements on income tax are short-sighted | Oklahoma must address affordable housing crisis | Capitol Update | More

Weekly Wonk, Aug 27 * Eliminating income tax would be short-sighted, ignore realities of governing * Oklahoma must address affordable housing crisis * Housing town halls in Ada, Edmond * Legislative priorities survey * Capitol Update [More...]

Weekly Wonk: Private school vouchers | Evidence-based immigration policy reform | State question process | 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...]