Category: Media

Republican States Make the Case Against Trump’s Drug Policy (NBC News)

By Jon Schuppe The Trump administration’s get-tough drug enforcement policy aims to set the tone for the rest of country by projecting a distaste for leniency and an embrace of mandatory minimum prison sentences. But that outlook is becoming more… Read more [More...]

Big Oil is set to make a lot more money in Oklahoma, why can’t it pay more taxes? (Tulsa World)

By Wayne Greene The critical issue behind all of the recent turmoil at the state Capitol — and one of the keys to a revenue solution for Oklahoma — is the gross production tax. That’s the tax the state applies… Read more [More...]

Democratic Norms Are Under Attack, and Not Just by Trump (Governing)

By Alan Greenblatt Like the president, state politicians are playing by new rules and openly trying to undermine critics who threaten their power — whether they’re lawmakers, reporters or voters. In February, a plane flew a protest banner above the… Read more [More...]

Bill now requires cross-state insurers cover Oklahoma mandates (News OK)

By Dale Denwalt The latest version of a bill that lets insurance companies sell policies across state lines requires those plans to include Oklahoma mandates. Senate Bill 478 would free up out-of-state insurers to market here to individual buyers. The… Read more [More...]

Statement: Republican budget proposal ignores popular solutions

Oklahoma Policy Institute released the following statement in response to Republican leaders’ new budget proposal: The proposal announced today by Republican leadership does not address the hundreds of millions Oklahoma is giving away each year to the oil and gas… Read more [More...]

Coalition crafts budget blueprint to solve state’s shortfall (Enid News)

By Janelle Stecklein OKLAHOMA CITY — Members of Oklahoma’s Save Our State Coalition acknowledge when organizers put out their emergency “SOS” call that a group of seemingly strange bedfellows responded. After all, in today’s divisive political climate where longtime allies… Read more [More...]

Tulsa’s Teacher of the Year: We cannot continue at this rate (Tulsa World)

By Elizabeth Steinocher Every single day, I get to wake up and work with the most incredible minds. Every day, I get to see these young minds tackle problems and learn to work through something with a friend. Every day,… Read more [More...]

OCPA’s attack on OK Policy and ITEP doesn’t hold up

Last night, the Oklahoma Council on Public Affairs released a statement attacking the credibility and integrity of Oklahoma Policy Institute and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). They claim that a “Number of the Day” we cited from a… Read more [More...]

Oklahoma Legislature Departs From Trump Plan on Tax Deduction (Bloomberg BNA)

By Paul Stinson A bill putting Oklahoma among the first states to decouple from the federal tax code in the wake of President Donald Trump’s tax reform proposal is on the governor’s desk following Senate passage. The legislation separates the… Read more [More...]

House Trumpcare measure fails primary test — First, do no harm (Tulsa World editorial)

By World’s Editorial Writers By a narrow margin, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed the American Health Care Act, the long awaited “repeal and replace” alternative to “Obamacare.” The bill eliminates one of the least popular elements of “Obamacare,”… Read more [More...]