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Weekly Wonk: Hard work deserves a fair wage. SQ 832 would help make that happen | Why mental health depends on public investments, not just individual resilience | Senate divisions come to a head at session’s end

May 24, 2026 // Updated: May 22, 2026

What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk shares our most recent publications and other resources to help you stay informed about Oklahoma. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In The Know. Click here to subscribe to In The Know. This Week from OK Policy

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Senate divisions come to a head at session’s end (Capitol Update)

May 18, 2026 // Updated: May 18, 2026

Former U.S. House Speaker John Boehner was once quoted as saying that “a leader without followers is just a man taking a walk.”  Senate President Pro Tempore Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, must have found himself feeling that way at times this year. One might think that leading a Senate with 40 Republicans and only 8 Democrats

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Weekly Wonk: Want to improve reentry outcomes? Raise the minimum wage | Lawmakers say public schools matter. Their policies say otherwise | Oklahoma should not deny transgender people medically necessary care

May 17, 2026 // Updated: May 16, 2026

What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk shares our most recent publications and other resources to help you stay informed about Oklahoma. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In The Know. Click here to subscribe to In The Know. This Week from OK Policy

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