Report examines how third grade retention law will affect Oklahoma students and schools

CONTACT:Gene Perry, Oklahoma Policy Institute, (918) 794-3944, gperry@okpolicy.orgPaul Shinn, CAP Tulsa, (918) 855-3638, pshinn@captc.org Report examines how Oklahoma’s new third grade retention law will affect students and schools A new report (http://bit.ly/3rdgrdOK) by Oklahoma Policy Institute and CAP Tulsa finds… Read more [More...]

Drilling tax credit past its usefulness (The Oklahoman)

by David Blatt, Oklahoma Policy Institute “Tax revenue drop not a reason to end credit” (Our Views, Dec. 18) takes issue with a report by Oklahoma Policy Institute on why Oklahoma’s tax breaks for horizontal drilling have become unnecessary and… Read more [More...]

Revenue drop merits end of credit? That’s a leap (The Oklahoman)

by The Oklahoman Editorial Board IT’S the end of a leap year so we might as well note a leap of logic in the argument that declining gross production taxes make the case for ending a state tax credit for… Read more [More...]

Sweet deal for oil producers (Tulsa World)

by Wayne Green, Tulsa World In crisis, there is opportunity.   It’s a cliche, because it’s true.    Relatively recent state history provides a great example – 2010’s state budget crisis turned into a jackpot for the oil and gas industry in… Read more [More...]

Medi-can’t (Oklahoma Gazette)

by Clifton Adcock, Oklahoma Gazette Perlinda George, a student at Oklahoma City Community College, had hoped to sign up for coverage in an expanded Medicaid program under the auspices of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).  However, with Gov. Mary Fallin’s… Read more [More...]

Inequality matters (The Journal Record)

Inequality matters by David Blatt Oklahoma’s economy has grown faster than most in recent years, but new research finds that almost all the income gains are going to the wealthiest households. That inequality is growing at a troubling rate. A… Read more [More...]

Critics decry Oklahoma governor’s Medicaid expansion numbers (Tulsa World)

by Wayne Green, Tulsa World When she rejected federal funding to expand the state’s Medicaid system under the Affordable Care Act, Gov. Mary Fallin said buying into the program that would have extended coverage to thousands of uninsured Oklahomans could… Read more [More...]

Health insurance? Fooey! (Oklahoma Gazette)

Why does the standoff between Gov. Mary Fallin and the Affordable Care Act remind us of the battle between Sylvester and Tweety Bird? First, the Republican governor delayed implementing aspects of the ACA, otherwise known as Obamacare, in hopes that… Read more [More...]

STATEMENT: Governor’s decision not to join Medicaid expansion is deeply troubling

Governor Fallin’s decision not to expand the Medicaid program to cover uninsured low-income adults is deeply troubling and unfortunate, putting politics over the interests of Oklahomans. Read more... [More...]

Report shows rising inequality in Oklahoma as lower- and middle-class incomes stagnate

CONTACTS: CBPP: Shannon Spillane, 202-408-1080, spillane@cbpp.orgEPI: Phoebe Silag, 202-775-8810, psilag@epi.orgOK POLICY: Gene Perry, 918-794-3944, gperry@okpolicy.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 15, 2012 Incomes for poor and middle-class families in Oklahoma have stagnated since the late 1990s, with nearly all of the… Read more [More...]