Topic: Economic Opportunity

Housing Starts and Stops

By: David Blatt
March 9, 2009 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Yesterday’s New York Times had a sobering profile of the housing market in Cleveland, which has experienced the post-boom collapse earlier and more deeply than most of the rest of the nation. While the situation in Cleveland, as elsewhere, has… Read more [More...]

Oklahoma Poverty Profile 2007

By: Oklahoma Policy Institute
August 25, 2008 // Updated: May 2, 2019
New U.S. Census Bureau data revealed a drop in Oklahoma’s poverty rate in 2007 – from 17.0% to 15.9% – and a significant increase in median household income. While this showed that Oklahoma’s strong economy was finally providing benefits to… Read more [More...]

On the Brink: Oklahoma Families Are Already Facing Tough Times

By: Oklahoma Policy Institute
April 29, 2008 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Oklahoma’s economy continues to outperform the nation’s as a whole, yet many families are already caught in the financial pinch of stagnant wages and rising costs. This issue brief and the fact sheet explore the main factors contributing to the… Read more [More...]

SEED Fact Sheet: Oklahoma College Savings Task Force

By: Oklahoma Policy Institute
April 21, 2008 // Updated: May 2, 2019
This fact sheet was produced in 2007 for the Public Policy Department of the Community Action Project of Tulsa County under the direction of David Blatt, then Director of Policy at CAP.  This fact sheet summarizes the recommendations of a… Read more [More...]

Oklahoma College Savings Task Force Report

By: Oklahoma Policy Institute
April 18, 2008 // Updated: May 2, 2019
This report contains the finding of a Legislative Task Force which was created to review and make recommendations about program options to increase the number of and amount of savings in Oklahoma 529 college savings plans, especially the college savings… Read more [More...]

CAP Report: The State of Working Oklahoma – The Uneven Recovery Leaves Many Behind

By: Oklahoma Policy Institute
January 1, 2007 // Updated: May 2, 2019
This January 2007 report was produced for the Public Policy Department of the Community Action Project of Tulsa County under the direction of David Blatt, then Director of Policy at CAP.  The Community Action Project released the 2007 report “State… Read more [More...]

CAP Issue Brief: Oklahoma Data Shows Chronic Borrowing With Payday Loans

By: Oklahoma Policy Institute
November 1, 2005 // Updated: May 2, 2019
This issue brief was produced for the Public Policy Department of the Community Action Project of Tulsa County under the direction of David Blatt, then Director of Policy at CAP. The Oklahoma Legislature authorized payday lending in 2003. The payday… Read more [More...]

CAP: The Social Safety Net – A Handbook of Major Social Assistance Programs for Oklahomans

By: Oklahoma Policy Institute
November 1, 2004 // Updated: May 2, 2019
This November 2004 publication was produced for the Public Policy Department of the Community Action Project of Tulsa County under the direction of David Blatt, then Director of Policy at CAP.  With this second edition of “The Social Safety Net… Read more [More...]

CAP Report: Oklahoma Self-Sufficiency Standard

By: Oklahoma Policy Institute
February 1, 2002 // Updated: May 2, 2019
This report was produced in February 2002 for the Public Policy Department of the Community Action Project of Tulsa County under the direction of David Blatt, then Director of Policy at CAP.  An uncertain economy and major changes in welfare… Read more [More...]