Category: Media

Oklahoma’s Top 10 News Stories for 2014 (CapitolBeatOK)

By Patrick McGuigan From the Capitol Beat, a perspective on the top state policy news stories of the year that was.   The Oklahoma economy remains, despite emerging signs of severe stress for the oil and gas industry, the Sooner State’s… Read more [More...]

Statement: Allowing tax cut to trigger is supremely irresponsible

Oklahoma Policy Institute Executive Director David Blatt released the following statement in response to Oklahoma’s latest revenue estimates that under current law will trigger a tax cut in 2016: It is supremely irresponsible to move forward with an income tax… Read more [More...]

State Leaders Approve Tax Break for Wealthiest Oklahomans (KFOR)

By Kimberly Querry Oklahoma leaders have approved a measure that would give a tax cut to the wealthiest Oklahomans. According to the memorandum, Senate Bill 1246 would reduce the top individual income tax rate beginning in 2016, if certain revenue… Read more [More...]

Oklahoma Policy Institute Publishes Research Paper on Oklahoma’s Need to Revise Election Laws (Ballot Access News)

By Richard Winger On December 16, the Oklahoma Policy Institute published this 20-page report, “Repairing Oklahoma’s Broken Democracy”, authored by Dr. David Blatt. The Oklahoma Policy Institute is a well-respected 501(c)(3) organization established in 2005. The Report first discusses voter… Read more [More...]

State Wins Affordable Care Act Grant (Oklahoma Watch)

By Warren Vieth The Obama administration announced Tuesday it had chosen Oklahoma to receive a grant of up to $2 million to develop innovative models for delivering health care. The award is significant because it represents a rare departure from… Read more [More...]

ScissorTales: Statistics Tell Interesting Story (The Oklahoman)

By The Oklahoman Editorial Board The Oklahoma Policy Institute does a marvelous job gathering and analyzing information. Its crunching of numbers on state finances is a valuable tool for journalists, policymakers and the public.  An update is now available for… Read more [More...]

No Excuse for Oklahoma Policymakers not to Pursue Corrections Reform (The Oklahoman)

By The Oklahoman Editorial Board THE Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs and Oklahoma Policy Institute are serious, reputable think tanks with vastly different worldviews. The former champions a conservative, free-market approach to government. It favors tax cuts. OK Policy generally… Read more [More...]

Justice reform again on state officials’ radar (The Oklahoman)

By Graham Lee Brewer With a pending prison population report that is expected to show the state system is well over capacity, recent talks between the governor’s office and a national nonprofit have some advocates wondering: Is 2015 the year… Read more [More...]

Future of Obamacare Has Many Possible Paths According to Specialist (Red Dirt Report)

By Brett Dickerson On November 10 Dr. Lawrence Jacobs from the University of Minnesota gave a presentation on the future of the Affordable Care Act or “Obamacare” especially in light of the fresh election results from just a few days… Read more [More...]

For Some, a Glimmer of Good News from Oklahoma’s Low Voter Turnout (The Oklahoman)

By The Oklahoman Editorial Board LOW turnout in the Nov. 4 Oklahoma elections led to laments about voter apathy. For some political operatives, however, the anemic participation rate offered a glimmer of good news. Only about 41 percent of registered… Read more [More...]