Gene Perry worked for OK Policy from 2011 to 2019. He is a native Oklahoman and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in history and an M.A. in journalism.
By: Gene Perry
January 25, 2018 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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Background
Oklahoma allows a 100 percent deduction from state income tax of any gains from the sale of property located in Oklahoma or stock… Read more [More...]
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Background
Last year, the Oklahoma House of Representatives passed HB 2132, a bill that would allow the creation of “Prosperity Districts” in the state.… Read more [More...]
See the full list of our 2018 policy priorities.
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Background
Since the mid-1990s, Oklahoma’s top income tax rate has been reduced from 7 percent to 5 percent. The most recent top rate cut… Read more [More...]
See the full list of our 2018 policy priorities.
Download this fact sheet as a PDF.
Background
Vanishing corporate income tax revenue is one of the reasons behind Oklahoma’s chronic budget shortfalls. The state collected just $168 million in corporate… Read more [More...]
By: Gene Perry
January 18, 2018 // Updated: January 18, 2018
As the 2018 Oklahoma legislative session nears, the state continues to struggle with chronic budget shortfalls and growing discontent among Oklahomans about lack of funding for core services. On January 25 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Policy Institute’s 5th Annual State… Read more [More...]
By: Gene Perry
December 28, 2017 // Updated: May 2, 2019
When it comes to Oklahoma politics, 2017 was one of the most tumultuous and unpredictable in history. The year was consumed by a long, still unresolved showdown over the state budget and need for new revenues, with shifting coalitions, unusual… Read more [More...]
By: Gene Perry
December 14, 2017 // Updated: May 2, 2019
[Correction: An earlier version of this article stated that nothing else was on the ballot with SQ 640. It shared the ballot with the Presidential primary election in 1992.]
In March 1992, Oklahoma voters approved State Question 640. It passed… Read more [More...]
By: Gene Perry
December 4, 2017 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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Oklahoma faces a large budget hole this year and a larger one next year.
The state Supreme Court in August struck down a cigarette fee that was expected to provide $214 million… Read more [More...]
By: Gene Perry
November 30, 2017 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Despite numerous promises by Oklahoma lawmakers that this would be the year they begin undoing K-12 education cuts and funding a desperately needed teacher raise, ultimately too many of our legislators refused to raise revenues. Unsurprisingly, a new update from… Read more [More...]
By: Gene Perry
November 17, 2017 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Oklahomans have learned the hard way what happens when you enact massive tax cuts without saying how you will pay for them. In the mid-2000s, we began slashing our top income tax rate. When Oklahoma first started cutting taxes, the… Read more [More...]
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See the full list of our 2018 policy priorities.
Download this fact sheet as a PDF.
Background
Oklahoma allows a 100 percent deduction from state income tax of any gains from the sale of property located in Oklahoma or stock… Read more [More...]
See the full list of our 2018 policy priorities.
Download this fact sheet as a PDF.
Background
Since the mid-1990s, Oklahoma’s top income tax rate has been reduced from 7 percent to 5 percent. The most recent top rate cut… Read more [More...]
See the full list of our 2018 policy priorities.
Download this fact sheet as a PDF.
Background
Vanishing corporate income tax revenue is one of the reasons behind Oklahoma’s chronic budget shortfalls. The state collected just $168 million in corporate… Read more [More...]
When it comes to Oklahoma politics, 2017 was one of the most tumultuous and unpredictable in history. The year was consumed by a long, still unresolved showdown over the state budget and need for new revenues, with shifting coalitions, unusual… Read more [More...]
[Correction: An earlier version of this article stated that nothing else was on the ballot with SQ 640. It shared the ballot with the Presidential primary election in 1992.]
In March 1992, Oklahoma voters approved State Question 640. It passed… Read more [More...]
Download this fact sheet as a pdf here.
Oklahoma faces a large budget hole this year and a larger one next year.
The state Supreme Court in August struck down a cigarette fee that was expected to provide $214 million… Read more [More...]
Despite numerous promises by Oklahoma lawmakers that this would be the year they begin undoing K-12 education cuts and funding a desperately needed teacher raise, ultimately too many of our legislators refused to raise revenues. Unsurprisingly, a new update from… Read more [More...]
Oklahomans have learned the hard way what happens when you enact massive tax cuts without saying how you will pay for them. In the mid-2000s, we began slashing our top income tax rate. When Oklahoma first started cutting taxes, the… Read more [More...]
