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Recent Articles

Replacing property taxes with sales taxes would hurt everyday Oklahomans (Commentary)

March 17, 2026 // Updated: March 17, 2026

This legislative session, property taxes have taken center stage at the Capitol. Lawmakers have filed dozens of proposals to cut, cap, or otherwise restrict property taxes, which help fund public schools and local community services. Yet many of those proposals move forward without clear answers about how communities would make up the lost revenue. Property

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Competing education proposals set the stage for legislative debate (Capitol Update)

// Updated: March 17, 2026

The contours of the debate on how much the Oklahoma Legislature can accomplish this year for education are beginning to take shape in the House and Senate. The Senate took the initiative early when Education Chair Adam Pugh, R-Edmond, and Vice-Chair Ally Seifried, R-Claremore, announced a $254 million education improvement package.  The Senate proposal included

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Legislative Updates: Immigration (March 13, 2026)

March 13, 2026 // Updated: March 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 Bills yet to be heard  HB 3551 by Cody Maynard – passed its Appropriations and Budget oversight

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