http://okpolicy.org/blog/budget/balancing-the-state-budget-can-we-avoid-a-catastrophe/ Oklahoma Policy Institute Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:30:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://okpolicy.org/blog/budget/balancing-the-state-budget-can-we-avoid-a-catastrophe/comment-page-1/#comment-2174 State budget: Where the dollars go | OK Policy Blog Wed, 12 May 2010 18:04:35 +0000 http://okpolicy.org/blog/?p=4561#comment-2174 [...] leaders and the Governor continue to work on an agreement on the FY ‘11 budget facing a budget gap of some $800 – $850 million, here’s a quick visual reminder of why you can’t [...] [...] leaders and the Governor continue to work on an agreement on the FY ‘11 budget facing a budget gap of some $800 – $850 million, here’s a quick visual reminder of why you can’t [...]

]]> http://okpolicy.org/blog/budget/balancing-the-state-budget-can-we-avoid-a-catastrophe/comment-page-1/#comment-1900 What’s at stake: Medicaid under the budget knife | OK Policy Blog Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:00:15 +0000 http://okpolicy.org/blog/?p=4561#comment-1900 [...] care infrastructure, and likely only shift costs to other lines in the state budget. But as we argued last month, “closing the budget gap through an exclusive reliance on deeper cuts is a choice, not an [...] [...] care infrastructure, and likely only shift costs to other lines in the state budget. But as we argued last month, “closing the budget gap through an exclusive reliance on deeper cuts is a choice, not an [...]

]]> http://okpolicy.org/blog/budget/balancing-the-state-budget-can-we-avoid-a-catastrophe/comment-page-1/#comment-1502 Bridging the gap (1): Revisiting the vendor sales tax discount | OK Policy Blog Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:31:58 +0000 http://okpolicy.org/blog/?p=4561#comment-1502 [...] and the economy. However, while the severity of this year’s cuts has been mitigated, the outlook for next year’s budget is substantially worse. In the absence of new revenue, we should expect additional budget cuts of [...] [...] and the economy. However, while the severity of this year’s cuts has been mitigated, the outlook for next year’s budget is substantially worse. In the absence of new revenue, we should expect additional budget cuts of [...]

]]> http://okpolicy.org/blog/budget/balancing-the-state-budget-can-we-avoid-a-catastrophe/comment-page-1/#comment-1492 Bridging the Gap (4): Controlling runaway tax credits | OK Policy Blog Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:44:55 +0000 http://okpolicy.org/blog/?p=4561#comment-1492 [...] Oklahoma faces record budget shortfalls, the threat of massive cuts that would slow the state’s economic recovery and, in the [...] [...] Oklahoma faces record budget shortfalls, the threat of massive cuts that would slow the state’s economic recovery and, in the [...]

]]> http://okpolicy.org/blog/budget/balancing-the-state-budget-can-we-avoid-a-catastrophe/comment-page-1/#comment-1482 Bridging the Gap (3): Leveling the playing field on sales tax collections | OK Policy Blog Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:13:57 +0000 http://okpolicy.org/blog/?p=4561#comment-1482 [...] Oklahoma faces record budget shortfalls, the threat of massive cuts that would slow the state’s economic recovery and, in the [...] [...] Oklahoma faces record budget shortfalls, the threat of massive cuts that would slow the state’s economic recovery and, in the [...]

]]> http://okpolicy.org/blog/budget/balancing-the-state-budget-can-we-avoid-a-catastrophe/comment-page-1/#comment-1453 Bridging the Gap (2): Closing the circle on the state income tax deduction | OK Policy Blog Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:10:03 +0000 http://okpolicy.org/blog/?p=4561#comment-1453 [...] Oklahoma faces record budget shortfalls, the threat of massive cuts that would slow the state’s economic recovery and have [...] [...] Oklahoma faces record budget shortfalls, the threat of massive cuts that would slow the state’s economic recovery and have [...]

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