Oklahoma Policy Insititute (OK Policy) advances equitable and fiscally responsible policies that expand opportunity for all Oklahomans through non-partisan research, analysis, and advocacy.
Eliminating the Income Tax: Silver Bullet or Fool’s Gold?
A policy forum held on April 5, 2012 at the Oklahoma History Center
PROGRAM
SPEAKERS BIOS
VIDEO
Highlight reel (10 minutes) [Transcript]
Part 1: Welcome, Scott Meacham, Deidre Myers, Jonathan Willner… Read more [More...]
Republican leadership in the House and Senate, along with the Governor’s Office, have appointd working groups to develop a final tax bill. The working group has 11 House members and two Senators, along with Secreraty of State Glenn Coffee and… Read more [More...]
A bill to require TANF applicants to submit to and pay for a drug test, HB 2388, has passed the state House and now awaits consideration before two Senate committees. TANF stands for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and refers… Read more [More...]
This Land Press News Editor Holly Wall interviewed David Blatt, co-founder and director of the Oklahoma Policy Institute. David spoke about the history of OKPolicy, its notable accomplishments, and some of the work it’s doing now— especially as it relates… Read more [More...]
An analysis of patterns of subprime lending and homeownership and foreclosures among people of color in Tulsa and Oklahoma City MSAs
Dr. Angela Gobar, Jackson State UniversityA research project of Howard University’s Center on Race and Wealth
Since the housing… Read more [More...]
Fact Sheets
Don’t Pay for Tax Cuts on the Backs of Working Oklahoma Families [HTML Version]
Why It’s Critical to Save the Income Tax, and What You Can Do Today [HTML Version]
Why Saving the Income Tax is Critical for… Read more [More...]
This fact sheet and presentation were given to a town hall meeting in Oklahoma City on February 16th. The meeting featured several public health experts who spoke about urgent public health epidemics in Oklahoma, including our director David Blatt and,… Read more [More...]
OK Policy is pleased to partner with CFED to release the 2012 Assets and Opportunity Scorecard, a comprehensive look at wealth, poverty, and the financial security of families. Read more... [More...]
A presentation by Dr. David Blatt, Director of Oklahoma Policy Institute and Steven Shepelwich, Senior Community Development Advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
Assets mean economic security. Yet impoverished families frequently lack the means to build assets. … Read more [More...]
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OK Policy is pleased to partner with CFED to release the 2012 Assets and Opportunity Scorecard, a comprehensive look at wealth, poverty, and the financial security of families. Read more... [More...]
