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The Oklahoma House of Representatives held an interim study on Oct. 21, 2026, to examine maximizing the effectiveness of the County Community Safety Investment Fund (CCSIF), which was created by State ...

Carly Putnam, Policy Director for OK Policy, contributed to this analysis. Data from the Census Bureau’s 2025 American Community Survey released Oct. 29 show that Oklahoma’s poverty rate was 14.4 ...

Each year, Oklahoma Policy Institute and Together Oklahoma hold listening sessions across the state, giving residents opportunities to share their experiences and discuss the issues affecting their ...

Stitt-tied PAC buys ads supporting Inola smelter ally: A political action committee associated with Gov. Kevin Stitt donated money to boost a county commissioner who has been behind local efforts to ...

I’m a big fan of Attorney General Gentner Drummond, but I wish he hadn’t called for the resignation of the judge who recently sentenced Brent Swadley to probation. Drummond is unhappy because the ...