Fact Sheets

• Summary and Comparison of Major Tax Proposals (5/2012)
• Drug Testing and the TANF Program (3/2012)
• What the Income Tax Pays For (3/2012)
• Why Saving the Income Tax is Critical for Health Care (3/2012)
• Why Saving the Income Tax is Critical for Seniors (3/2012)
• Why Saving the Income Tax is Critical to Low-Income Oklahomans (3/2012)
• Why Saving the Income Tax is Critical for Higher Education (3/2012)
• Why the Income Tax is Critical to Business and Economic Development in Oklahoma (3/2012)
• Why Saving the Income Tax is Critical for Public Education (3/2012)
• Why Saving the Income Tax is Critical for Oklahomans with Disabilities (3/2012)
• Why Saving the Income Tax is Critical for Oklahoma's Children (3/2012)
• Why Saving the Income tax is Critical for Public Safety in Oklahoma (March 2012)

• Why It's Crucial for Rural Oklahoma to Save the Income Tax (3/2012)
• Don't Be Fooled by Junk Economics: OCPA/Laffer Tax Cut Plan Contains Serious Flaws (2/2012)
• Budget Trends and Highlights (2/2012)
• Public Health Epidemics in Oklahoma (2.2012)
• The Tax Shift: Income Tax Proposal Would Hike Taxes for Most Oklahomans (1/2012)
• 8 Reasons Why Oklahoma Should Preserve The State Income Tax (11/2011)
• 8 Razones Por Las cuales Oklahoma Debería Preservar el Impuesto a la Renta (Noviembre 2011)
• The Black-White Unemployment Gap (11/2011)
• The Oklahoma Education Lottery (10/2011)
• Gaming Revenues (10/2011)
• Tobacco Taxes (10/2011)
• Oklahoma's Poverty Profile: 2010  and 2010 Perfil de Pobreza de Oklahoma (10/2011)
• Oklahoma Individual Income Tax Basics (08/2011)
• 10 Things You Should Know About Oklahoma's Budget and Tax System (06/2011)
• FY '12 Budget Highlights (05/2011)
• Gross Production Tax (03/2011)
• Property Taxes In Oklahoma (03/2011)
• Numbers You Need (03/2011)
• Oklahoma state spending as share of economy hits 30-year low (03/2011)
• Cutting Oklahoma's top income tax rate: Who benefits? (02/2011)
• FY '11 Budget Highlights (06/2010)
• Increasing the state Earned Income Tax Credit: Targeting tax relief to the working poor (10/2008)
• Oklahoma's Tax Cuts: Who Benefits? (09/2008)
• Oklahoma’s Uninsured: Erosion of private health insurance not fully offset by growth in public coverage (09/2008)
• Income tax cuts have dampened Oklahoma revenues by $400-$600 million (09/2008)
• Transportation funding assured of growth (06/2008)
• Tax Cuts and Consequences (02/2008)
• Oklahoma data shows chronic borrowing with payday loans (11/2005)

Issue Briefs

• The "Tax Cut" Bait and Switch: How average Oklahomans could be collateral damage in the assault on tax credits (4/2012)
• Medicaid 101 - The SoonerCare Safety Net (1/2012)
• An Incomplete Recovery: The State Budget Outlook, 2012-2015 (11/2011)
• The Case for the Income Tax (11/2011)
• Affordable Credit in Oklahoma: Asset-building and Financial Security (10/2011)
• Health Care Reform and the State Budget: Savings Likely to Fully or Partly Offset Modest New Costs (10/2011)
• Should Oklahoma Raise the Alcoholic Beverage Tax?(09/2011)
• Protecting Core Services: Revenue options for a balanced budget (03/2011)
• 2011 Immigration Bills (04/2011)
• Taking it to the Bank: Promoting Savings in Oklahoma (03/2011)
• Fixing the Sales Tax: Options for Reform (02/2011)
• A New Fiscal Reality: The State Budget Outlook, 2011-2014 (12/2010)
• State Question 744: The Wrong Solution (07/2010)
• Bridging the Budget Gap: Revenue options for a balanced approach (04/2010)
• Let There Be Light: Making Oklahoma's Tax Expenditures More Transparent and Accountable (02/2010)
• Learning from the Budget Crisis: Proposals to better manage this downturn and the next (01/2010)
• More than just getting by: The importance of assets for promoting opportunity for Oklahomans (12/2009)
• State Budget Shortfalls, FY '10 and Beyond: How Can Oklahoma Weather the Crisis? (11/2009)
• Now's the Time: Using Stimulus and Rainy Day Funds Can Reduce the Impact of State Budget Cuts (05/2009)
• Unemployment Insurance Reforms Would Help Oklahoma Workers and Businesses (03/2009)
• The Federal Stimulus Package: Funds Available To Oklahoma State and Local Governments (02/2009)
• Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due: Boosting the grocery tax credit would provide targeted help for struggling families (10/2008)
• Expanding access to affordable health insurance: Recommendations to the Oklahoma Health Care Task Force (10/2008)
• Passing the Buck: How Federal Policies are Worsening State Budget Problems (09/2008)
• On the Brink: Oklahoma Families Are Already Facing Tough Times (05/2008)
• Covering All Kids: Expanding children's health insurance coverage is a wise investment in Oklahoma's future (04/2007)
• The State of Working Oklahoma: Uneven Recovery Leaves Many Behind (01/2007)
• Medicaid Basics: Facts to Keep Straight in the Reform Debate (01/2006)
• Oklahoma's Uninsured: Who they are and why they lack insurance (05/2004)
• The Social Safety Net: A handbook of major social assistance programs for Oklahomans (11/2004)
• Oklahoma Self-Sufficiency Standard (02/2002)