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@okpolicy has been a member of Linktree for 5 years and joined in April 2021. The social media accounts linked to from @okpolicy are: • Facebook • TikTok • YouTube • Email • Threads Besides social media accounts, okpolicy has populated their site with: • Donate to OK Policy • Read Policy Matters • Increasing Oklahoma’s minimum wage creates positive impacts for all Oklahomans, especially American Indians • Policy Matters • Statement: Eliminating U.S. Department of Education, moving to block grants would be bad for Oklahoma • Report: Reimagining Youth Justice in Oklahoma • Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Highlights • Oklahoma 2024 Election Resources • Remembering our colleague Roxanne Logan • Passing Dental Therapy Legislation in Oklahoma: Offering Essential Services in Underserved Areas (Guest Article) • Policy Matters: New OSDE rules would harm children, undermine transparency • Let the Oklahoma State Department of Education know you oppose threats to education • Take the Poverty Risk Calculator • 2023 Census data: Oklahoma ranks as sixth poorest state • Statement: SQ 832 election date is longest delay for a state question in past 10 years • Fact Check: Will Oklahoma families save $800 a year from eliminating the state portion of the grocery sales tax? • Statement: All children have the fundamental right to an education – July 31, 2024 • ITEP: Undocumented immigrants contribute $227M in Oklahoma taxes a year • Newly formed Interagency Council on Homelessness of Oklahoma is needed now more than ever (Commentary) • Oklahoma should adopt IRS Direct File • Private School Vouchers: Another wrong turn for Oklahoma schools • ITEP Report: Who Pays? • 2024 KIDS COUNT® Data Book • Protect #MyOklahoma • Tribal-State Policy: The 2024 Legislative session’s Tribal-state bills show that more can be done for Tribal-state policy collaboration • Youth Justice Policy: Meaningful change still needed to address mounting problems in the child welfare and youth justice systems • Criminal Justice Policy: Lawmakers must build on criminal justice reforms, not tear them down • Immigration Policy: Anti-immigrant laws punish families and children. Oklahoma lawmakers pass them anyway. • Housing Policy: Oklahomans will go another year without solutions to housing crisis • Tribal-State Policy 101: Tribal Citizenship • Eliminate justice-related fees and invest in Oklahoma’s justice system • Make Court a Last Resort: Truancy and Chronic Absenteeism in Oklahoma (Oklahoma Appleseed Center for Law & Justice) • Criminalizing homelessness is harmful and ineffective • Policy Matters: Lawmakers should solve problems, not hide them • Policy Matters: Initial budget picture should caution state lawmakers • FACT CHECK: How would the governor’s proposal to cut, eliminate personal income tax effect Oklahoma? • Policy Matters: We must stay engaged this legislative session • Who really wins from tax cuts? (Hint: It’s probably not you) • Policy Matters: ‘Path to zero’ is a dangerous road • Policy Matters: Hiding federal data hurts all of us • Let’s not kid ourselves: Oklahoma can’t run without income tax revenue • Dental Therapy Act (HB 2921) can help address our dental care needs • Policy Matters: Dark money has no place in Oklahoma • Oklahoma’s families face the nation’s 6th highest poverty rate. Raising the minimum wage will help change that. • Policy Matters: #OKLeg leaders urge fiscal caution; will they heed economic warnings? • Housing is getting attention at the Capitol this year — some good, some bad • Policy Matters: State leaders, are you listening? • The legislature is working against itself • With immigration bills, lawmakers are playing politics with people’s lives • Lawmakers should choose targeted relief amidst budget uncertainty • Policy Matters: Hands off our ‘power reserved for the people’ • Article: Raising the minimum wage means more Oklahomans could afford housing • Learn More & Register for Day of Action • Learn More about 2025 Day of Action • Fact Check: SB 484 • Legislative Session Update: Tribal-State Policy • Policy Matters: Without proof, efficiency is just politics dressed up like progress • Learn More & Register • Policy Matters: Two lies and a truth • Fact Check: Floor debate on HB 1539 that would implement state income tax cuts if a certain revenue amount is raised • Lawmakers need to act to help older adults struggling to afford housing • SB 1027 would exclude millions of registered voters from signing initiative petitions • Apply now for the Oklahoma Summer Policy Institute • Statement: OK Policy responds to governor’s misleading comments on SB 675 • Policy Matters: Only smash the piggy bank in emergencies • Policy Matters: ‘Doing less with less’ hurts us all • Now is time for long-term planning, not short-term politics (Commentary) • Statement: Gov.'s veto of SB 128 (May 2025) • Commentary: Silence in the face of injustice puts each of us at risk • Policy Matters: We all do better when we all do better • You shouldn’t have to touch a hot stove twice: Triggered tax cuts are bad for Oklahoma • OK Policy Statement on FY 26 Budget Process and Proposed Tax Cuts • IRS-ICE tax data deal betrays public trust and endangers immigrants (Commentary) • Policy Matters: The high cost of Oklahoma’s tax cuts • Tell your lawmakers: NO TAX CUTS • A bad time for a tax cut (Commentary) • The governor’s agenda isn’t a plan — it’s a power grab (Commentary) • Policy Matters: We know what works. Lawmakers are cutting taxes instead. • Read more: Why tax triggers are bad for Oklahoma • STATEMENT: Oklahoma Policy Institute condemns U.S. House passage of federal budget bill that harms vulnerable Oklahomans • Policy Matters: New federal budget bill would harm Oklahoma children, families • More Info + Meeting Link • New data shows Oklahoma’s housing crisis is worsening • Recap: Lessons learned from SB 675 shed light on the importance of Tribal-state policy • Recap: Common sense prevailed this year, but anti-immigrant sentiment still threatens Oklahoma • Policy Matters: When lawmakers cut budgets, it rolls downhill • Recap: Oklahoma’s legislature missed key opportunities to address housing crisis • 2025 KIDS COUNT • Policy Matters: Latest KIDS COUNT report shows we’re failing our future • A Surprisingly Not Terrible Year for Criminal Justice Policy in Oklahoma • Fiscal Policy Highlights: Tax cuts now, crisis later • Policy Matters: Congress isn’t fighting a health care crisis, they’re creating one • Policy Matters: Protests get likes; voting gets results • Youth Justice OKLeg Highlights: One step forward for youth this session, two steps back on investment • Policy Matters: True patriotism means speaking up • Register for the Ardmore Listening Session (July 10) • Legislative Highlights: Tax cuts now, crisis later: Oklahoma’s unsustainable budget • 2025 Statewide Survey • Register now for a listening session in your community! • Statement from the Oklahoma Policy Institute on passage of the “Big Beautiful Bill” • Policy Matters: Making Oklahoma healthy requires more than a slogan • Commentary: Community-led crisis response is working, but Oklahoma needs a statewide solution • Oklahoma shouldn’t allow private prisons to reopen as immigration detention centers. Here are 6 reasons why. • Register for the Lawton Listening Session (7-17) • Policy Matters: The Big ‘Beautiful’ Delay • Community-led crisis response is working, but Oklahoma needs a statewide solution (Commentary) • Analysis of Tax Provisions in the Trump Megabill as Signed into Law: National & State Level • Oklahoma legislators to examine child well‑being in 2025 interim studies (Capitol Update) • Policy Matters: We can’t celebrate Medicaid’s legacy without fighting for its future • Apply Now: Legislative Director • Policy Matters: It's past time to raise Oklahoma's minimum wage • Capitol Update: George Nigh’s legacy wasn’t just in policy, but in people • 2024 Census data: Oklahoma ranks as 8th poorest state • Bulldozers won’t solve homelessness (Commentary) • Policy Matters: Data shouldn’t be political • Oklahoma State Treasurer pushes Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust board to file shareholder proposals (Capitol Update) • Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Highlights • CoreCivic profits from incarcerating our loved ones and exploiting rural towns. Oklahomans have the opportunity to push back. • The Future of Democracy Rests in the Oklahoma Supreme Court (SB 1027) • Housing ends homelessness. Confinement makes it worse (Commentary) • REGISTER TODAY! | OK Policy's 2026 Day of Action • Fact Sheet: Property taxes are vital to the health of local government in Oklahoma (February 2026) - Oklahoma Policy Institute • Insurance, not property taxes, drives up OK housing costs • Creating a minimum age of adjudication is common sense youth justice reform - Oklahoma Policy Institute • SNAP Tracker: People Are Losing Food Assistance as the Republican Megabill Is Implemented | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities • Replacing property taxes with sales taxes would hurt everyday Oklahomans (Commentary) - Oklahoma Policy Institute • Find Your Legislators - Oklahoma Policy Institute • Tell your lawmakers not to cut local revenue for schools & essential services • SQ 832: Information and Resources • Speak out against SB 1027 today by contacting your lawmakers • Tell lawmakers to oppose tax cuts that benefit the wealthy and risk critical services • Contact Sen. Markwayne Mullin • Join Meeting Online • Apply Now – Oklahoma Summer Policy Institute • Contact Sen. James Lankford • Add to Google Calendar • Swapping one tax for a worse one doesn’t pay off - Oklahoma Policy Institute • The kids are alright for now… • Lawmakers can make modest gains in housing this session • Policy Matters: Property tax ‘limits’ are long-term cuts in disguise • Capitol Update: Oklahoma’s property tax cap proposal raises equity concerns • Apply Now - Southeast Regional Organizer • FACT CHECK: How would the governor’s proposal to cut, eliminate personal income tax affect Oklahoma? • Ask lawmakers to oppose attacks on our right to put state questions on the ballot • Vouchers: A Wrong Turn for Oklahoma Schools • Recent Articles & Research • 💌 Donate to OK Policy • 📩 SUBSCRIBE: Sign up for newsletters and updates • REPORT: Better Tomorrows: Youth Justice in Oklahoma • 2024 Legislative Wrap-ups • National study: Undocumented immigrants contribute $227M in Oklahoma taxes a yearr • Poverty Risk Calculator - Confronting Poverty