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STATEMENT: Tax cut vote ignores the wishes of Oklahomans and what’s best for economy

Oklahoma Policy Institute released the following statement in response to the passage of SB 1246, which schedules automatic cuts to the top income tax rate: Today House members have ignored the wishes of most Oklahoma voters and the best evidence… Read more [More...]

Oklahoma ‘revenue’ options involve significant downside (The Oklahoman)

The Oklahoma Policy Institute issued a set of recommendations to fill the state’s $188 million budget hole, options the think tank believes are “balanced” and “feasible.” While a range of proposals are promoted, no one should think these options are… Read more [More...]

Poll: Voters favor eliminating tax breaks for horizontal drilling

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David Blatt 918-859-8747918-859-8747 (cell) Poll: Voters Favor Eliminating Tax Break for Horizontal Drilling (Tulsa, OK: April 8, 2014): A new poll finds that Oklahoma voters strongly support eliminating tax breaks for horizontal drilling in order to … Read more [More...]

Over 25,000 attend education rally (Woodward News)

By Rachael Van Horn The mood was festive but determined Monday morning at what was the largest rally on the south steps of the state capital by Oklahoma educators in more than two decades, officials leading the rally said. Woodward… Read more [More...]

Teachers rally at Capitol (The Daily Ardmoreite)

By Laura Eastes  Educators from across the state, including southern Okla­homa, descended on the steps of the State Capitol Monday urging lawmakers to make public school funding a priority. Waving signs that read “Test­ing: Too Much Time, Too Much Money,”… Read more [More...]

Educators gather in OKC for rally (Broken Arrow Ledger )

By Josh Burton OKLAHOMA CITY — More than 25,000 teachers, administrators and parents rallied at the Oklahoma State Capitol, Monday, including more than 200 from Broken Arrow. “I think it went swimmingly,” said Broken Arrow Education President Greer Nichols. “There… Read more [More...]

Nearly 25,000 converge on state Capitol to rally for education funding (Tulsa World)

By Kim Archer OKLAHOMA CITY – State legislators who criticized Oklahoma educators for taking a day to rally at the state Capitol for adequate education funding apparently don’t understand what democracy is all about, Tulsa Public Schools Superintendent Keith Ballard… Read more [More...]

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...]