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Property tax cuts aren’t the real driver of housing costs (Commentary)

March 31, 2026 // Updated: March 31, 2026

Oklahomans are frustrated by rising housing costs, but this session, lawmakers are targeting the wrong culprit. While property taxes are drawing most of the attention at the Capitol this year, the real cost surge — homeowners’ insurance — remains largely overlooked. Lawmakers should take a closer look before rushing to cut property taxes that fund

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Oklahoma’s property tax cap proposal raises equity concerns (Capitol Update)

// Updated: March 31, 2026

Property taxes are unpopular in Oklahoma. And an ill-advised initiative petition proposal, State Question 843, would eliminate property taxes on homesteads without replacing the funding for schools, cities, and counties. So, it’s not a surprise that House Speaker Kyle Hilbert, R-Bristow, and Senate President Pro Tempore Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, want to offer voters an alternative

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Weekly Wonk: Creating a minimum age of adjudication is common sense youth justice reform | SQ 640 – Roadblock or solution? | Property tax cuts aren’t the real driver of housing costs | More

March 29, 2026 // Updated: March 28, 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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