Category: Media

Thousands Rally for State Education Funding at Oklahoma Capitol (Public Radio Tulsa)

By Matt Trotter Thousands of educators, parents and students rallied for more public school funding at the state capitol today. Early estimates pegged the crowd around 25,000, and it looked every bit as large. Several educators and others spoke, but… Read more [More...]

STATEMENT: Education rally points to a better strategy for Oklahoma

Oklahoma Policy Institute Executive Director David Blatt released the following statement in response to the rally for education funding today at the State Capitol: The tens of thousands who rallied at the Capitol today should be a wake-up call to… Read more [More...]

Impact of tax cuts on Kansas offers a warning to Oklahoma

As Oklahoma considers tax cuts similar to those that took effect in Kansas last year, a new report shows that following in Kansas’s footsteps is a bad idea.  Kansas’s massive tax cuts have failed to improve the state’s economic performance,… Read more [More...]

Report Lays Out Options for a Balanced Approach to Filling the Budget Hole

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, March 25, 2014 Contact: David Blatt (918) 859-8747(918) 859-8747   (TULSA, OK):  Despite a drop in revenue certified as available for next year’s budget, a new brief from Oklahoma Policy Institute shows that budget cuts are not… Read more [More...]

New poll sheds light on tax reductions (Norman Transcript)

A new poll reported by the Oklahoma Policy Institute (okpolicy.org) should change some minds among Republican legislators about the wisdom of reducing the state’s income tax as proposed by the governor. The poll results are clear and compelling. When people… Read more [More...]

Voter Support for Income Tax Cuts Falls (Public Radio Tulsa)

By Matt Trotter A new poll shows falling voter support for Oklahoma personal income tax cuts. Approval of income tax cuts fell from 52 to 46 percent. When surveyed voters were asked if they approve of cuts an analysis says… Read more [More...]

Poll shows support for cutting income tax has dropped significantly

A new poll shows that over the last year, support for cutting Oklahoma’s personal income tax has dropped significantly among voters statewide, and less than half now support the plan to reduce the state’s top rate. Support drops even further… Read more [More...]

Poverty Study (OETA)

A new study ranks Oklahoma near the bottom of states in categories including families with liquid assets, education, health care and housing. Most state leaders reacting to the findings say education is the key to improving the state’s ranking. The… Read more [More...]

STATEMENT: Tax cut defies economics and common sense

Oklahoma Policy Institute released the following statement in response to the House passage of HB 2508 to schedule more personal and corporate income tax cuts for 2016: More tax cuts that will provide little or no benefit to most people… Read more [More...]

On the Internet, all that glitters is not gold (Tulsa World)

By Ginnie Graham Like urban myths of the vanishing hitchhiker and the escaped hook-armed convict, email touting that welfare packages pay more than salaries just won’t go away. This pops up every so often, and it’s annoying. Bad information is… Read more [More...]