Oklahoma Policy Institute released the following statement in response to Governor Fallin’s announcement of her plan for repairing Oklahoma bridges:
We welcome Governor Fallin’s focus on fixing Oklahoma’s crumbling bridges. However, we must note that her proposal would be paid…
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Contact: David Blatt, dblatt@okpolicy.org, (918) 859-8747
Oklahoma Policy Institute finds that task force’s income tax proposal would do lasting damage to state’s prosperity
A new report on economic development prepared for Governor Fallin includes some worthwhile ideas, but its suggestions…
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Original at http://claremoreprogress.com/local/x1126802467/OK-Policy-director-paints-grim-picture-for-Chamber
by Tom Fink, Claremore Progress
CLAREMORE – Oklahoma Policy Institute Director David Blatt used figures and charts to draw a somber picture of the state’s budgetary situation to members of the Claremore Chamber of Commerce last week.…
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by The Journal Record
Members of a tax reform task force heard from policy groups on both sides Thursday, as officials with the Oklahoma Policy Institute and Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs presented their views on what the state’s tax…
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Contact:
David Blatt, dblatt@okpolicy.org, (918) 794-3944
Shannon Moriarty, smoriarty@faireconomy.org, (617) 824-0069
United for a Fair Economy Releases Flip It to Fix It: An Immediate, Fair Solution to State Budget Shortfalls, Documents Current Regressive State Tax Structures A new study has…
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Original at http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/?When_government_gets_too_small/30-11182
by Wayne Greene, Tulsa World
David Blatt, director of the Oklahoma Policy Institute, made an interesting argument that state government is getting too small Friday morning at the Dilly Deli.
During a recession that has caused consecutive…
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Original at http://capitolbeatok.com/_webapp_3867662/David_Blatt,_Oklahoma_Policy_Institute_press_revenue_options_to_avoid_agency_cuts
by Patrick McGuigan, CapitolBeatOK
Over recent weeks, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin has asked for ideas on avoiding further budget cuts for state agencies. Oklahoma Policy Institute, a “think tank” based in Tulsa, has responded with a list…
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Original at http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9MJ20Q00.htm
By Tim Talley, Associated Press
A research group that studies state policy issues said Wednesday budget writers should consider closing income tax loopholes, eliminating some sales tax exemptions and tapping non-appropriated state revenue to prevent potentially drastic…
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Original at http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=16&articleid=20110329_16_A9_Thesta937208
By WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer
The state has lost $517 million in tax revenue in the past seven years because of exemptions to the gross production tax – the lion’s share of that going to deep…
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Original at http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20110314_16_A1_Eighty571069
By RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer
Eighty percent of Oklahoma households would see little or no direct benefit from an impending quarter-percent income tax cut, according to a report issued last week by the Oklahoma Policy Institute.…
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