Author: Gene Perry

In The Know: House won't hear tax cut agreement, unveils another new proposal

In The Know is a daily synopsis of Oklahoma policy-related news and blogs. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. E-mail your suggestions for In The Know items to gperry@okpolicy.org. You can sign… Read more [More...]

STATEMENT: Latest tax plan is desperate effort that hasn't been thought through

Oklahoma Policy Institute released the following statement in response to the newest tax cut plan from the House: The latest House plan (details here) is a nakedly political effort to pass anything that can be called a tax cut, even… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Fallin making last-ditch effort to pass tax cut bill

In The Know is a daily synopsis of Oklahoma policy-related news and blogs. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. E-mail your suggestions for In The Know items to gperry@okpolicy.org. You can sign… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Lawmakers announce a standstill budget, no new funding for schools

In The Know is a daily synopsis of Oklahoma policy-related news and blogs. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. E-mail your suggestions for In The Know items to gperry@okpolicy.org. You can sign… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Income tax cut proposal may have trouble passing House

In The Know is a daily synopsis of Oklahoma policy-related news and blogs. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. E-mail your suggestions for In The Know items to gperry@okpolicy.org. You can sign… Read more [More...]

STATEMENT: Tax deal sets wrong priorities for Oklahoma

Oklahoma Policy Institute released the following statement in response to the tax plan from Governor Fallin and Republican legislators: We are glad to see that Governor Fallin and legislators have backtracked significantly from the most reckless tax cut proposals they… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Governor and Legislature reach tax cut agreement

In The Know is a daily synopsis of Oklahoma policy-related news and blogs. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. E-mail your suggestions for In The Know items to gperry@okpolicy.org. You can sign… Read more [More...]

The conservative anti-poverty program

In all of the major income tax proposals this year (including the plan announced yesterday by Senate Republicans), the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) has been targeted for elimination. That’s strange, because lawmakers have made no clear argument for why we should lose this… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Senators release income tax plan; still at odds with House and Governor

In The Know is a daily synopsis of Oklahoma policy-related news and blogs. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. E-mail your suggestions for In The Know items to gperry@okpolicy.org. You can sign… Read more [More...]

STATEMENT: Senate Republican tax plan makes progress but still puts unfair burden on working families

Oklahoma Policy Institute Director David Blatt released the following statement in response to new details from Senate Republicans about their tax plan: We commend the Senate Republicans for committing to the principles that tax cuts must be paid for and… Read more [More...]