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The 2024 Legislative session’s Tribal-state bills show that more can be done for Tribal-state policy collaboration (Legislative Wrap-Up)

July 24, 2024 // Updated: July 25, 2024

Lawmakers from both the Senate and House considered dozens of bills directly affecting Native Oklahomans and Tribal governments on education, public health, housing, and public safety, among other topics. Oklahoma is stronger when the state collaborates and includes the Tribes to advance our overall prosperity and well-being as Oklahomans.

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What you need to know about the minimum wage in Oklahoma

// Updated: July 24, 2024

For more information about the SQ 832 ballot initiation that would raise Oklahoma’s minimum wage, visit OK Policy’s SQ 832 Information and Resources page. – – – The minimum wage impacts more than just workers. Children, parents, and loved ones also feel the impact when Oklahomans working at minimum wage are struggling to make ends

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Weekly Wonk: Disagreement is natural, but incivility is a choice | The history of the Sales Tax Relief Credit | Anti-immigration laws, policies hurting American businesses

July 20, 2024 // Updated: July 20, 2024

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 The Know. Click here to subscribe to In The Know. This Week from OK Policy

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