Like Oklahoma, the federal minimum wage hasn’t seen an increase since 2009, but 28 states and D.C. have increased theirs since 2014, according to the Economic Policy Institute. Most of those states are left-leaning, making them more likely to back minimum wage increases, but several red states, similar to Oklahoma, have passed higher minimum wages by ballot initiative.
The Oklahoman
June 17, 2026
More than 350,000 Oklahoma workers will not receive raises that would have totaled to over $783 million as a result of Question 832 failing, according to the Economic Policy Institute. Oklahomans last received a minimum wage increase when the federal floor was raised in 2009.
Bloomberg Law
June 17, 2026
According to the Economic Policy Institute, arbitration is worse for consumers than for companies. This is because customers tend to lose more often than the companies, and end up paying arbitration fees.
NerdWallet
June 16, 2026
In 2024, the Economic Policy Institute found that the pay gap between public school teachers and other college graduates had hit a record high.
Kansas City Beacon
June 16, 2026
The gender pay gap is narrower in Philadelphia than the national average, which is roughly the same as it was in 2010. Across the country, women earn on average 81 cents for every dollar made by men, according to data from the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning nonprofit think tank.
Philadelphia Inquirer
June 16, 2026
According to the Economic Policy Institute, arbitration is worse for consumers than for companies. This is because customers tend to lose more often than the companies, and end up paying arbitration fees.
NerdWallet
June 16, 2026
In 2024, the Economic Policy Institute found that the pay gap between public school teachers and other college graduates had hit a record high.
Kansas City Beacon
June 16, 2026
The gender pay gap is narrower in Philadelphia than the national average, which is roughly the same as it was in 2010. Across the country, women earn on average 81 cents for every dollar made by men, according to data from the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning nonprofit think tank.
Philadelphia Inquirer
June 16, 2026
According to the Washington, D.C.-based Economic Policy Institute, passage of the state question would positively impact the income of more than 20% of Oklahoma’s workforce. On average, workers who are affected would gain $2,322 in annual pay. That would very likely benefit not only their families, but also their employers and communities because they would have more money to spend and circulate into their local economies.
Tulsa World
June 15, 2026