Oklahoma Policy Institute
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Fighting for a fairer Oklahoma where everyone has the chance to thrive. We bring nonpartisan research, analysis, and advocacy to the table — because Policy > Politics. 🌟
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There’s a lot of talk about Thanksgiving being “cheaper this year,” but that only works if you ignore what’s actually in the basket.
We deserve transparency about costs, not headline spin.
#Thanksgiving #Oklahoma #OKPolicy
We deserve transparency about costs, not headline spin.
#Thanksgiving #Oklahoma #OKPolicy
November 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
There’s a lot of talk about Thanksgiving being “cheaper this year,” but that only works if you ignore what’s actually in the basket.
We deserve transparency about costs, not headline spin.
#Thanksgiving #Oklahoma #OKPolicy
We deserve transparency about costs, not headline spin.
#Thanksgiving #Oklahoma #OKPolicy
Work requirements don’t boost employment — they boost bureaucracy.
People get caught in system errors, verification failures, and deadlines that working families can’t meet.
When coverage is on the line, red tape has real consequences.
#Oklahoma #Medicaid #SoonerCare #WorkRequirements
People get caught in system errors, verification failures, and deadlines that working families can’t meet.
When coverage is on the line, red tape has real consequences.
#Oklahoma #Medicaid #SoonerCare #WorkRequirements
November 26, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Work requirements don’t boost employment — they boost bureaucracy.
People get caught in system errors, verification failures, and deadlines that working families can’t meet.
When coverage is on the line, red tape has real consequences.
#Oklahoma #Medicaid #SoonerCare #WorkRequirements
People get caught in system errors, verification failures, and deadlines that working families can’t meet.
When coverage is on the line, red tape has real consequences.
#Oklahoma #Medicaid #SoonerCare #WorkRequirements
Tribal sovereignty isn’t a racial concept — it’s a governmental one.
Oklahoma’s 39 Tribal nations are sovereign governments with legal powers that long predate statehood. 🏛️✨
Understanding that isn’t political correctness; it’s accuracy.
#TribalNations #Oklahoma #TribalSovereignty #Sovereignty
Oklahoma’s 39 Tribal nations are sovereign governments with legal powers that long predate statehood. 🏛️✨
Understanding that isn’t political correctness; it’s accuracy.
#TribalNations #Oklahoma #TribalSovereignty #Sovereignty
November 20, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Tribal sovereignty isn’t a racial concept — it’s a governmental one.
Oklahoma’s 39 Tribal nations are sovereign governments with legal powers that long predate statehood. 🏛️✨
Understanding that isn’t political correctness; it’s accuracy.
#TribalNations #Oklahoma #TribalSovereignty #Sovereignty
Oklahoma’s 39 Tribal nations are sovereign governments with legal powers that long predate statehood. 🏛️✨
Understanding that isn’t political correctness; it’s accuracy.
#TribalNations #Oklahoma #TribalSovereignty #Sovereignty
One missed paycheck shouldn’t be enough to push a family into crisis — but for thousands of Oklahomans, it is.
The shutdown made clear just how fragile our economy really is.
Read more in the latest Policy Matters column (Link in comments)
#GovernmentShutdown #Oklahoma #SNAP #SoonerCare #Medicaid
The shutdown made clear just how fragile our economy really is.
Read more in the latest Policy Matters column (Link in comments)
#GovernmentShutdown #Oklahoma #SNAP #SoonerCare #Medicaid
November 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
One missed paycheck shouldn’t be enough to push a family into crisis — but for thousands of Oklahomans, it is.
The shutdown made clear just how fragile our economy really is.
Read more in the latest Policy Matters column (Link in comments)
#GovernmentShutdown #Oklahoma #SNAP #SoonerCare #Medicaid
The shutdown made clear just how fragile our economy really is.
Read more in the latest Policy Matters column (Link in comments)
#GovernmentShutdown #Oklahoma #SNAP #SoonerCare #Medicaid
The biggest myth about homelessness is that it’s mostly about personal failure.
But when we focus only on individual struggles, we ignore the systems that make housing unaffordable in the first place.
#Homelessness #Oklahoma #Housing #MentalHealth
But when we focus only on individual struggles, we ignore the systems that make housing unaffordable in the first place.
#Homelessness #Oklahoma #Housing #MentalHealth
November 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The biggest myth about homelessness is that it’s mostly about personal failure.
But when we focus only on individual struggles, we ignore the systems that make housing unaffordable in the first place.
#Homelessness #Oklahoma #Housing #MentalHealth
But when we focus only on individual struggles, we ignore the systems that make housing unaffordable in the first place.
#Homelessness #Oklahoma #Housing #MentalHealth
“Seasonal democracy” isn’t cutting it. 🗓️
Public input can’t just happen once a year — Oklahomans deserve a voice in decisions all the time.
👥 Real listening = better laws = stronger trust.
#Oklahoma #OKPolicy #OKLeg #OKPolitics #Democracy #InterimStudies #CivicParticipation
Public input can’t just happen once a year — Oklahomans deserve a voice in decisions all the time.
👥 Real listening = better laws = stronger trust.
#Oklahoma #OKPolicy #OKLeg #OKPolitics #Democracy #InterimStudies #CivicParticipation
November 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
“Seasonal democracy” isn’t cutting it. 🗓️
Public input can’t just happen once a year — Oklahomans deserve a voice in decisions all the time.
👥 Real listening = better laws = stronger trust.
#Oklahoma #OKPolicy #OKLeg #OKPolitics #Democracy #InterimStudies #CivicParticipation
Public input can’t just happen once a year — Oklahomans deserve a voice in decisions all the time.
👥 Real listening = better laws = stronger trust.
#Oklahoma #OKPolicy #OKLeg #OKPolitics #Democracy #InterimStudies #CivicParticipation
Taxpayers shouldn’t have to subsidize poverty wages.
Corporations with record profits can afford to pay workers fairly — and raising the wage helps everyone.
#RaiseTheWageOK #SQ832 #OKPolicy #Oklahoma #MinimumWage #EconomicJustice
Corporations with record profits can afford to pay workers fairly — and raising the wage helps everyone.
#RaiseTheWageOK #SQ832 #OKPolicy #Oklahoma #MinimumWage #EconomicJustice
November 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Taxpayers shouldn’t have to subsidize poverty wages.
Corporations with record profits can afford to pay workers fairly — and raising the wage helps everyone.
#RaiseTheWageOK #SQ832 #OKPolicy #Oklahoma #MinimumWage #EconomicJustice
Corporations with record profits can afford to pay workers fairly — and raising the wage helps everyone.
#RaiseTheWageOK #SQ832 #OKPolicy #Oklahoma #MinimumWage #EconomicJustice
🚨 HELP WANTED: Real leadership from Oklahoma’s congressional delegation.
Shutdowns don’t show strength — they show failure. Oklahoma deserves leaders who put people over politics.
#Oklahoma #OklahomaPolitics #GovernmentShutdown #OKPolicy #ResponsibleGovernment #HelpWanted
Shutdowns don’t show strength — they show failure. Oklahoma deserves leaders who put people over politics.
#Oklahoma #OklahomaPolitics #GovernmentShutdown #OKPolicy #ResponsibleGovernment #HelpWanted
October 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
🚨 HELP WANTED: Real leadership from Oklahoma’s congressional delegation.
Shutdowns don’t show strength — they show failure. Oklahoma deserves leaders who put people over politics.
#Oklahoma #OklahomaPolitics #GovernmentShutdown #OKPolicy #ResponsibleGovernment #HelpWanted
Shutdowns don’t show strength — they show failure. Oklahoma deserves leaders who put people over politics.
#Oklahoma #OklahomaPolitics #GovernmentShutdown #OKPolicy #ResponsibleGovernment #HelpWanted
The “Big Beautiful Bill” is burying families in red tape — forcing Oklahomans to prove, over and over, that they still deserve the care they already qualify for.
We deserve a system that values care over paperwork. 💬
Read more — link below
#OKPolicy #SoonerCare #Medicaid #HR1 #BigBeautifulBill
We deserve a system that values care over paperwork. 💬
Read more — link below
#OKPolicy #SoonerCare #Medicaid #HR1 #BigBeautifulBill
October 27, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The “Big Beautiful Bill” is burying families in red tape — forcing Oklahomans to prove, over and over, that they still deserve the care they already qualify for.
We deserve a system that values care over paperwork. 💬
Read more — link below
#OKPolicy #SoonerCare #Medicaid #HR1 #BigBeautifulBill
We deserve a system that values care over paperwork. 💬
Read more — link below
#OKPolicy #SoonerCare #Medicaid #HR1 #BigBeautifulBill
💊 Oklahoma’s diagnosis is clear: chronic underinvestment, low wages, and unaffordable housing.
We know the cure — living wages, child care support, affordable housing, and fair taxes.
It’s time our leaders stop refilling the wrong prescription.
#okpolicy #Oklahoma #poverty #economicjustice
We know the cure — living wages, child care support, affordable housing, and fair taxes.
It’s time our leaders stop refilling the wrong prescription.
#okpolicy #Oklahoma #poverty #economicjustice
October 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
💊 Oklahoma’s diagnosis is clear: chronic underinvestment, low wages, and unaffordable housing.
We know the cure — living wages, child care support, affordable housing, and fair taxes.
It’s time our leaders stop refilling the wrong prescription.
#okpolicy #Oklahoma #poverty #economicjustice
We know the cure — living wages, child care support, affordable housing, and fair taxes.
It’s time our leaders stop refilling the wrong prescription.
#okpolicy #Oklahoma #poverty #economicjustice
Ryan Walters was a test. 📉
Oklahoma’s leaders flunked.
Accountability means speaking up before the damage is done — not waiting until our schools and kids pay the price.
#OKPolicy #Oklahoma #RyanWalters #Education
Oklahoma’s leaders flunked.
Accountability means speaking up before the damage is done — not waiting until our schools and kids pay the price.
#OKPolicy #Oklahoma #RyanWalters #Education
October 16, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Ryan Walters was a test. 📉
Oklahoma’s leaders flunked.
Accountability means speaking up before the damage is done — not waiting until our schools and kids pay the price.
#OKPolicy #Oklahoma #RyanWalters #Education
Oklahoma’s leaders flunked.
Accountability means speaking up before the damage is done — not waiting until our schools and kids pay the price.
#OKPolicy #Oklahoma #RyanWalters #Education
On Indigenous Peoples Day, we recognize that when tribal nations and the state come together, every community thrives. 🌎✨
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #okpolicy
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #okpolicy
October 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
On Indigenous Peoples Day, we recognize that when tribal nations and the state come together, every community thrives. 🌎✨
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #okpolicy
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #okpolicy
🌎 Tribal Nations = sovereign governments, not racial groups.
⚖️ Blurring race & political status is harmful.
On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, let’s choose unity & shared responsibility.
#TribalSovereignty #Oklahoma #OKPolicy #OklahomaPolitics #GovernorStitt
⚖️ Blurring race & political status is harmful.
On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, let’s choose unity & shared responsibility.
#TribalSovereignty #Oklahoma #OKPolicy #OklahomaPolitics #GovernorStitt
October 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM
🌎 Tribal Nations = sovereign governments, not racial groups.
⚖️ Blurring race & political status is harmful.
On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, let’s choose unity & shared responsibility.
#TribalSovereignty #Oklahoma #OKPolicy #OklahomaPolitics #GovernorStitt
⚖️ Blurring race & political status is harmful.
On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, let’s choose unity & shared responsibility.
#TribalSovereignty #Oklahoma #OKPolicy #OklahomaPolitics #GovernorStitt
Ryan Walters went from teacher to the state’s most polarizing education official — and now he’s stepping down.
Could this be the launchpad for a run for governor?
Read the latest Capitol Update from Steve Lewis at OK Policy. Link in comments
#Oklahoma #RyanWalters #EducationPolicy #OKPolicy
Could this be the launchpad for a run for governor?
Read the latest Capitol Update from Steve Lewis at OK Policy. Link in comments
#Oklahoma #RyanWalters #EducationPolicy #OKPolicy
September 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Ryan Walters went from teacher to the state’s most polarizing education official — and now he’s stepping down.
Could this be the launchpad for a run for governor?
Read the latest Capitol Update from Steve Lewis at OK Policy. Link in comments
#Oklahoma #RyanWalters #EducationPolicy #OKPolicy
Could this be the launchpad for a run for governor?
Read the latest Capitol Update from Steve Lewis at OK Policy. Link in comments
#Oklahoma #RyanWalters #EducationPolicy #OKPolicy
Specialist care is slipping out of reach in Oklahoma. Policies are driving doctors out, leaving families to travel hours for treatment of chronic conditions like rheumatic disease. Patients deserve care close to home. 💙
#oklahoma #healthcare #healthpolicy #rheumaticdiseaseawareness #okpolicy
#oklahoma #healthcare #healthpolicy #rheumaticdiseaseawareness #okpolicy
September 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Specialist care is slipping out of reach in Oklahoma. Policies are driving doctors out, leaving families to travel hours for treatment of chronic conditions like rheumatic disease. Patients deserve care close to home. 💙
#oklahoma #healthcare #healthpolicy #rheumaticdiseaseawareness #okpolicy
#oklahoma #healthcare #healthpolicy #rheumaticdiseaseawareness #okpolicy
Immigrants are powering Oklahoma. They deserve wages that reflect their hard work.
SQ 832 raises the minimum wage to ensure fairness for ALL workers.
Because Oklahoma runs on immigrants, and fairness runs on fair wages.
#Oklahoma #Immigration #MinimumWage #OKPolicy #EconomicJustice #SQ832
SQ 832 raises the minimum wage to ensure fairness for ALL workers.
Because Oklahoma runs on immigrants, and fairness runs on fair wages.
#Oklahoma #Immigration #MinimumWage #OKPolicy #EconomicJustice #SQ832
September 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Immigrants are powering Oklahoma. They deserve wages that reflect their hard work.
SQ 832 raises the minimum wage to ensure fairness for ALL workers.
Because Oklahoma runs on immigrants, and fairness runs on fair wages.
#Oklahoma #Immigration #MinimumWage #OKPolicy #EconomicJustice #SQ832
SQ 832 raises the minimum wage to ensure fairness for ALL workers.
Because Oklahoma runs on immigrants, and fairness runs on fair wages.
#Oklahoma #Immigration #MinimumWage #OKPolicy #EconomicJustice #SQ832
The governor’s "Operation SAFE" plan to clear homeless camps is political theater, not policy.
We found false and unverifiable claims about homelessness as state officials celebrated Operation SAFE.
We fact-checked Oklahoma officials on efforts to clear Tulsa’s homeless camps
We found false and unverifiable claims about homelessness as state officials celebrated Operation SAFE.
www.readfrontier.org
September 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The governor’s "Operation SAFE" plan to clear homeless camps is political theater, not policy.
🏠 Housing First → reduces homelessness, saves money, restores dignity.
⛓ Forced confinement → worsens mental health, increases suicide risk, drives people away from help.
This isn’t a tough call.
⛓ Forced confinement → worsens mental health, increases suicide risk, drives people away from help.
This isn’t a tough call.
September 15, 2025 at 10:10 PM
🏠 Housing First → reduces homelessness, saves money, restores dignity.
⛓ Forced confinement → worsens mental health, increases suicide risk, drives people away from help.
This isn’t a tough call.
⛓ Forced confinement → worsens mental health, increases suicide risk, drives people away from help.
This isn’t a tough call.
🚜 Bulldozers won’t solve homelessness.
Gov. Stitt’s “Project SAFE” may get attention online, but it ignores the human cost and deeper failures driving Oklahoma’s homelessness crisis.
What we really need: affordable housing, health care, and support services.
#Oklahoma #Homelessness #Housing
Gov. Stitt’s “Project SAFE” may get attention online, but it ignores the human cost and deeper failures driving Oklahoma’s homelessness crisis.
What we really need: affordable housing, health care, and support services.
#Oklahoma #Homelessness #Housing
September 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
🚜 Bulldozers won’t solve homelessness.
Gov. Stitt’s “Project SAFE” may get attention online, but it ignores the human cost and deeper failures driving Oklahoma’s homelessness crisis.
What we really need: affordable housing, health care, and support services.
#Oklahoma #Homelessness #Housing
Gov. Stitt’s “Project SAFE” may get attention online, but it ignores the human cost and deeper failures driving Oklahoma’s homelessness crisis.
What we really need: affordable housing, health care, and support services.
#Oklahoma #Homelessness #Housing
Oklahoma’s budget isn’t just about balancing numbers — it’s a reflection of our values
That’s why keeping up with the budget is so important: it shows where our leaders are investing in people — and where they aren’t
#Oklahoma #OklahomaBudget #OKPolicy #StateBudget #PublicPolicy #OKLeg
That’s why keeping up with the budget is so important: it shows where our leaders are investing in people — and where they aren’t
#Oklahoma #OklahomaBudget #OKPolicy #StateBudget #PublicPolicy #OKLeg
September 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Oklahoma’s budget isn’t just about balancing numbers — it’s a reflection of our values
That’s why keeping up with the budget is so important: it shows where our leaders are investing in people — and where they aren’t
#Oklahoma #OklahomaBudget #OKPolicy #StateBudget #PublicPolicy #OKLeg
That’s why keeping up with the budget is so important: it shows where our leaders are investing in people — and where they aren’t
#Oklahoma #OklahomaBudget #OKPolicy #StateBudget #PublicPolicy #OKLeg
⚠️ SB 1027 is a direct attack on initiative petitions — the process that lets Oklahomans take issues straight to the ballot.
Our constitution reserves that power to the people, not legislators. Now the State Supreme Court must decide if democracy still means what it says.
#Oklahoma #OKPolicy #SB1027
Our constitution reserves that power to the people, not legislators. Now the State Supreme Court must decide if democracy still means what it says.
#Oklahoma #OKPolicy #SB1027
September 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Oklahoma claims “Work Conquers All” 💪🏽 — but our policies tell a different story
Minimum wage stuck at $7.25/hr
Farmworkers & tipped workers left out
Families juggling multiple jobs still can’t make ends meet
This Labor Day, we should ask whether our state values work — or just the motto
#LaborDay
Minimum wage stuck at $7.25/hr
Farmworkers & tipped workers left out
Families juggling multiple jobs still can’t make ends meet
This Labor Day, we should ask whether our state values work — or just the motto
#LaborDay
August 29, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Oklahoma claims “Work Conquers All” 💪🏽 — but our policies tell a different story
Minimum wage stuck at $7.25/hr
Farmworkers & tipped workers left out
Families juggling multiple jobs still can’t make ends meet
This Labor Day, we should ask whether our state values work — or just the motto
#LaborDay
Minimum wage stuck at $7.25/hr
Farmworkers & tipped workers left out
Families juggling multiple jobs still can’t make ends meet
This Labor Day, we should ask whether our state values work — or just the motto
#LaborDay
The minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009 — but the cost of living hasn’t. 📉📈
If wages had kept pace with inflation, the minimum wage would be over $10 today. Families can’t survive on a wage that’s frozen in time while prices rise.
#Oklahoma #MinimumWage #CPI #OKPolicy
If wages had kept pace with inflation, the minimum wage would be over $10 today. Families can’t survive on a wage that’s frozen in time while prices rise.
#Oklahoma #MinimumWage #CPI #OKPolicy
August 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009 — but the cost of living hasn’t. 📉📈
If wages had kept pace with inflation, the minimum wage would be over $10 today. Families can’t survive on a wage that’s frozen in time while prices rise.
#Oklahoma #MinimumWage #CPI #OKPolicy
If wages had kept pace with inflation, the minimum wage would be over $10 today. Families can’t survive on a wage that’s frozen in time while prices rise.
#Oklahoma #MinimumWage #CPI #OKPolicy
📊 $20.98/hour needed for a 2-bedroom in Oklahoma.
💼 Most jobs don’t come close.
🏠 We can do better.
#Oklahoma #OklahomaHousing #Housing #HousingPolicy #OKPolicy #OklahomaPolicy #OKLeg #MinimumWage
💼 Most jobs don’t come close.
🏠 We can do better.
#Oklahoma #OklahomaHousing #Housing #HousingPolicy #OKPolicy #OklahomaPolicy #OKLeg #MinimumWage
August 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
📊 $20.98/hour needed for a 2-bedroom in Oklahoma.
💼 Most jobs don’t come close.
🏠 We can do better.
#Oklahoma #OklahomaHousing #Housing #HousingPolicy #OKPolicy #OklahomaPolicy #OKLeg #MinimumWage
💼 Most jobs don’t come close.
🏠 We can do better.
#Oklahoma #OklahomaHousing #Housing #HousingPolicy #OKPolicy #OklahomaPolicy #OKLeg #MinimumWage
OK Policy is hiring TWO new team members!
🌟 Tribal-State Policy Analyst
🌟 Development Associate
📍 Hybrid/remote eligible in OK
💵 Competitive salaries + benefits
#Oklahoma #OklahomaJobs #OklahomaHiring #OKCJobs #TulsaJobs
Apply today ⬇️
🌟 Tribal-State Policy Analyst
🌟 Development Associate
📍 Hybrid/remote eligible in OK
💵 Competitive salaries + benefits
#Oklahoma #OklahomaJobs #OklahomaHiring #OKCJobs #TulsaJobs
Apply today ⬇️
August 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
OK Policy is hiring TWO new team members!
🌟 Tribal-State Policy Analyst
🌟 Development Associate
📍 Hybrid/remote eligible in OK
💵 Competitive salaries + benefits
#Oklahoma #OklahomaJobs #OklahomaHiring #OKCJobs #TulsaJobs
Apply today ⬇️
🌟 Tribal-State Policy Analyst
🌟 Development Associate
📍 Hybrid/remote eligible in OK
💵 Competitive salaries + benefits
#Oklahoma #OklahomaJobs #OklahomaHiring #OKCJobs #TulsaJobs
Apply today ⬇️