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OK Policy director paints grim picture for Chamber (Claremore Progress)

Original at http://claremoreprogress.com/local/x1126802467/OK-Policy-director-paints-grim-picture-for-Chamber by Tom Fink, Claremore Progress CLAREMORE – Oklahoma Policy Institute Director David Blatt used figures and charts to draw a somber picture of the state’s budgetary situation  to members of the Claremore Chamber of Commerce last week.… Read more [More...]

Yin and yang: What would an ideal Oklahoma tax system look like? (Journal Record)

by The Journal Record Members of a tax reform task force heard from policy groups on both sides Thursday, as officials with the Oklahoma Policy Institute and Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs presented their views on what the state’s tax… Read more [More...]

Presentation to the Oklahoma Task Force on Comprehensive Tax Reform

Oklahoma Policy Institute presented to the Task Force on Comprehensive Tax Reform on September 15, 2011. You can view the presentation here or download it as a PDF. Readcoverage of the meeting from the Oklahoman or meeting notes taklen by… Read more [More...]

Early Childhood Fiscal Map

For a project funded by Smart Start Oklahoma, Oklahoma Policy Institute developed a fiscal map of the federal, state, local, and private supports for young children in our state. Read more... [More...]

Should Oklahoma Raise the Alcoholic Beverage Tax?

Taxes on activities that negatively impact the public good, sometimes known as “sin taxes,” are one form of taxation that has historically received widespread support. An OK Policy issue brief makes the case that increasing Oklahoma’s tax on alcoholic beverages… Read more [More...]

10 Things You Should Know About Oklahoma’s Budget and Tax System

Here are ten facts to help anyone better understand Oklahoma’s budget and tax system. A great conversation starter! Download the fact sheet, or click on any of the links for additional information from one of OK Policy’s publications 1) Oklahomans… Read more [More...]

Flip It to Fix It: An Immediate, Fair Solution to State Budget Shortfalls

Contact: David Blatt, dblatt@okpolicy.org, (918) 794-3944 Shannon Moriarty, smoriarty@faireconomy.org, (617) 824-0069 United for a Fair Economy Releases Flip It to Fix It: An Immediate, Fair Solution to State Budget Shortfalls, Documents Current Regressive State Tax Structures A new study has… Read more [More...]

FY 2012 Budget Highlights

OK Policy’s FY ’12 Budget Highlights provides one page of major policy points and 5 pages of detailed graphs and tables on the state budget, including: Annual state appropriations history, FY ’00 – FY ’12 Annual General Revenue collections, FY… Read more [More...]

Oklahoma’s Individual Income Tax Basics

A new fact sheet from Oklahoma Policy Institute explains the basic of Oklahoma’s individual income tax. The income tax is the largest source of state revenue, making up about one-third of all tax collections. The fact sheet explains three important… Read more [More...]

When government gets too small (Tulsa World)

Original at http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/?When_government_gets_too_small/30-11182  by Wayne Greene, Tulsa World David Blatt, director of the Oklahoma Policy Institute, made an interesting argument that state government is getting too small Friday morning at the Dilly Deli. During a recession that has caused consecutive… Read more [More...]