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Weekly Wonk: ‘Broadening the Tax Base’ is code for an unfair tax system | Three new bills target rising home insurance costs in Oklahoma | There’s little comfort in saying ‘We told you so’

February 15, 2026 // Updated: February 14, 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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Legislative Updates: Immigration (February 13, 2026)

February 13, 2026 // Updated: February 13, 2026

Welcome to this week’s immigration-focused newsletter, where we recap the latest developments on this legislative session’s slate of immigration related bills. As always, for more details on the bills discussed, visit OK Policy’s Immigration Bill Tracker. State Developments House Thursday, February 19 is the deadline for House bills to move out of their Policy/Subcommittees. After

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‘Broadening the Tax Base’ is code for an unfair tax system (Commentary)

February 10, 2026 // Updated: February 10, 2026

Broadening Oklahoma’s tax base sounds like common sense. Put simply, broadening the tax base means increasing the number of people to whom a tax applies, an approach viewed favorably by lawmakers from both political parties. Broadening the tax base is smart tax policy because it spreads responsibility across more people rather than a smaller segment

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