By:
Dave Hamby
January 25, 2024 // Updated: December 8, 2024

Proposal
Lawmakers have previously proposed an across-the-board .25-percent cut to the state’s personal income tax.
How this impacts Oklahomans
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy has estimate how much this would cut taxes for Oklahomans by income level:
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By:
Dave Hamby
January 24, 2024 // Updated: January 24, 2024

Attempts by Oklahoma elected officials to reduce or eliminate the state’s personal income tax are part of a national tax-cutting trend that could undermine funding for the shared services that can move our state out of the bottom 10 states for quality of life and overall well-being for all Oklahomans.
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Media Release: National experts say Oklahoma is part of a damaging tax-cutting trend
For more information, contact Dave Hamby, Oklahoma Policy Institute, (918) 810-0182, dhamby@okpolicy.org
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During the past few decades, Oklahoma has become one of the nation’s…
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On Tuesday, the governor issued a call for a special session on Jan. 29, asking lawmakers to pass a .25-percent cut to the state’s personal income tax.
Statement from the Oklahoma Policy Institute:
Instead of grandstanding with yet another…
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By:
Carly Putnam
January 10, 2024 // Updated: January 10, 2024

2024 Race for Results report identifies gaps in child well-being that persist across race and ethnicity, caused by policy choices, disinvestment in services for young people
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A new national report out Jan. 10 shows that child well-being outcomes for…
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Oklahoma’s tax system is upside-down, with everyday Oklahomans paying a far greater share of their income in taxes than wealthy residents. Proposals to eliminate the state’s income tax would widen this disparity, according to the latest edition of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy’s Who Pays?, the only distributional analysis of tax systems in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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By:
Shiloh Kantz
January 4, 2024 // Updated: January 12, 2024

Every Oklahoman should be concerned that nearly 1 in 5 of our state’s children are uncertain when their next meal will come, and 84% of our children rely on free or reduced-price lunches during the school year. To turn our backs on a proven, effective way to ensure our children have enough to eat is inexcusable.
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By:
Annie Taylor
December 19, 2023 // Updated: December 20, 2023

A collection of some of our favorite publications from 2023:
Explore a curated selection of the Oklahoma Policy Institute’s work from 2023. This collection embodies our commitment to rigorous research, insightful analysis, and practical policy solutions. Join us as we…
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By:
Dave Hamby
December 11, 2023 // Updated: December 13, 2023

As health care rules change following the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) has been working to help Oklahomans who receive health insurance through SoonerCare/Medicaid keep their insurance. But for many individuals, action…
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By:
Dave Hamby
August 23, 2023 // Updated: August 25, 2023

To help raise awareness of the state’s affordable housing crisis, the Oklahoma Policy Institute and its grassroots advocacy program Together Oklahoma will be hosting town halls for residents to share how the lack of affordable housing impacts them and their…
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