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In The Know: Alternative to Earthquake-Linked Wastewater Disposal Stirs up Opportunity for Oklahoma’s Oil Industry

Posted on August 4, 2017August 4, 2017 by Carly Putnam

In The Know is your daily briefing on Oklahoma policy-related news. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. Click here to subscribe to In The Know and see past editions. Correction: We mistakenly… Read more

In The Know: Will State’s Makeover of Developmental Disabilities Wait List Be Fair to Families?

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Carly Putnam

The Belt Buckle of the Bible Belt (Capital and Main)

Posted on July 4, 2017September 6, 2017 by Maggie Den Harder

By Donald Cohen After the November election, I decided I needed to spend more time in Red America—populated by smaller cities, small towns and rural regions. So, last week I flew to Oklahoma and spent two days in Oklahoma City… Read more

#FoodForThought: Encouraging kids to fill up this summer (Red Dirt Report)

Posted on June 15, 2017September 6, 2017 by Maggie Den Harder

By Jason Doyle Oden OKLAHOMA CITY — Around three out of every five Oklahoma students qualify for free and reduced-priced lunches at school. Now that summer is here, officials are trying to get the word out kids 18 and under… Read more

In The Know: Tougher Reading Test Means Thousands More Students Could Be Held Back

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Ryan Gentzler

In The Know: Lawmakers could wind up in special session on budget

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Courtney Cullison

In The Know: Oklahoma now has Real ID law, but don’t get in line yet for new driver’s license

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Ryan Gentzler

Where teacher raises are needed most

Posted on March 1, 2017May 2, 2019 by Gene Perry

If there’s one thing Oklahoma citizens and political leaders of both major parties agree on, it’s that our state’s teachers need a raise. Republican leaders in the House and the Senate both say a teacher raise is at the top of their… Read more

In The Know: GOP needs Democrats’ help to pass revenue bills

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Ryan Gentzler

In The Know: State groups condemn U.S. immigration ban

Posted on January 30, 2017January 30, 2017 by Gene Perry