Oklahoma Policy Insititute (OK Policy) advances equitable and fiscally responsible policies that expand opportunity for all Oklahomans through non-partisan research, analysis, and advocacy.
1. Income tax is essential to funding seniors’ programs. Income tax provides one-third of all state revenue. State programs that serve seniors, including Medicaid, senior nutrition services, adult day services, adult protective services, and others can not be funded adequately… Read more [More...]
1. Income tax is essential to health care funding. One-third of all state tax revenue is from the income tax and nearly $500 million in income tax dollars support health care programs for low-income children, seniors, and persons with disabilities… Read more [More...]
This presentation was given by policy analyst Kate Richey, on 4/24/12 and discusses common myths surrounding poverty, data on people living in poverty in Oklahoma, and an overview of the structural barriers to moving up the economic ladder.… Read more [More...]
Economists
Kent Olson, Professor of Economics Emeritus, Oklahoma State University: “With full accountability, authors of tax cut legislation would have to specify how the cuts would be offset. If this were the practice, I believe we’d have a discussion about… Read more [More...]
Plans for more income tax cuts are threatening tax benefits that are important for hundred of thousands of Oklahoma families, according to a new Oklahoma Policy Institute issue brief. The at-risk credits include the state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC),… Read more [More...]
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...]
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