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Oklahoma 2018 State Questions and Elections
June 6th, 2018
State Question Information One state question – SQ 788 – will appear on the June 26 primary ballot. After June, we’ll add fact sheets for additional state questions appearing on the November ballot. Fact Sheet: State Question 788 – Medical… Read more
What we know – and don’t know – about the revenue bill veto challenge
May 23rd, 2018
In late March, on the eve of an anticipated teacher walk-out, Oklahoma lawmakers approved a series of bills intended to provide pay raises for teachers, school support staff, and state employees. To pay for the raises, lawmakers approved a number… Read more
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In The Know: New tax revenue that may never be collected certified by state board
June 20th, 2018
In The Know is your daily briefing on Oklahoma policy-related news. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. Click here to subscribe to In The Know and see past editions. In The News… Read more
Accepting our highest-in-the-world incarceration rate means believing that Oklahomans are the worst people
June 19th, 2018
We knew the day would come when Oklahoma surpassed Louisiana as the highest-incarcerating state in the highest-incarcerating country in the world. After Louisiana’s legislature passed a sweeping criminal justice reform package in 2017, Oklahoma Corrections Director Joe Allbaugh said that… Read more
In The Know: Revenue failure and 6.5 percent budget cuts expected if teacher funding bill repealed
June 19th, 2018
In The Know is your daily briefing on Oklahoma policy-related news. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. Click here to subscribe to In The Know and see past editions. In The News… Read more
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Number of the Day

$3.7 billion

Total sales and gross receipts taxes collected by Oklahoma in 2017, nearly 44 percent of all taxes collected by the state.

[2017 Census of Governments]

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Quote of the Day

“Our university has been operating in the red the last couple of years. One would think it might be wise to go in and increase tuition. Frankly, we’ve been asking our students to pay increase after increase after increase.”

-University of Oklahoma President-designate Jim Gallogly, who said the University will hold tuition flat this year while assessing its financial situation [Journal Record].

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