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Weekly Wonk: Oklahoma children deserve investment. When will lawmakers act? | Successful states invest in what they want to become | What the State Equalization Board meeting tells us about Oklahoma’s budget

June 28, 2026 // Updated: June 26, 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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What the State Equalization Board meeting tells us about Oklahoma’s budget (Capitol Update)

June 22, 2026 // Updated: June 22, 2026

Reports of the June 15 State Equalization Board meeting remind me of a few things about state financing that we don’t often think about. The board met to adjust the Fiscal Year 2027 revenue estimate, reflecting actions taken by the Legislature during this year’s session. This is usually due to a tax cut — large

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

// Updated: June 22, 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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