Last week, the Department of Human Services announced new co-payment and eligibility rules for the child care subsidy program, which we discussed in this post. By lowering the eligibility threshold for subsidies, the new rules will worsen the “cliff effect”…
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics released May state-level employment numbers today and the news was again good for Oklahoma. The state’s unemployment rate fell from 5.6 percent to 5.3 percent, continuing a trend that has seen the rate fall a…
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The Oklahoma Department of Human Services this week approved changes to the state’s child care subsidy program that will increase hardships for struggling low-income working families, threaten access to quality child care, and harm child care providers who serve low-income…
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The national unemployment rate rose for the second consecutive month in May, edging up to 9.1 percent. Fortunately for Oklahoma, the unemployment rate is moving in the opposite direction, dropping for a fifth consecutive month in April to 5.6 percent,…
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OK Policy had the pleasure of meeting with Sara Amberg recently, an advocate for the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma (CFBEO). Food banks across the state, including the CFBEO and the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma and its affiliates,…
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Access to credit has become a necessity for modern American living, touching virtually every aspect of our lives. You need credit to buy a house or a car, pay for medical expenses, even rent an apartment. Obstacles to affordable credit…
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The Oklahoma legislature is poised to deal a major blow to non-profits and faith-based organizations who help administer the WIC program. The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program is a federally-funded, state-administered nutrition service for low-income women, infants and children…
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By:
Gene Perry
May 2, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Rep. Sally Kern is taking some well-deserved criticism for her comments on the House floor that women and African-Americans do not work as hard as white men. Yet amidst the flurry of condemnations and apologies, we can find a legitimate…
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David Stockmann was director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Reagan and once a leading advocate of supply-side economics. Yet In a recent New York Times op-ed, he makes a point most frequently heard from liberals and…
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The nation continues to show signs that it is emerging from the deep and prolonged economic recession that began in late 2007. April’s edition of Numbers You Need, our monthly bulletin of key economic and budget trends, paints a mixed…
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