By:
Gene Perry
January 18, 2018 // Updated: January 18, 2018
As the 2018 Oklahoma legislative session nears, the state continues to struggle with chronic budget shortfalls and growing discontent among Oklahomans about lack of funding for core services. On January 25 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Policy Institute’s 5th Annual State…
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By:
Ryan Gentzler
November 27, 2017 // Updated: November 13, 2017
For Immediate Release: November 7, 2017
Contact: Ryan Gentzler, rgentzler@okpolicy.org, (918) 794-3944
Today, OK Policy released a report, “Strategies for Building Trust Between Law Enforcement and Communities in Oklahoma,” that details the challenges facing Oklahoma law enforcement and proposes a…
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By:
David Blatt
November 13, 2017 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Here is our assessment of the budget unveiled on Nov. 13th by House and Senate leaders. UPDATE: The new General Appropriations bill, HB 1019X, has now passed the House and Senate and awaits action by the Governor.
Lawmakers had plenty…
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By:
Gene Perry
November 8, 2017 // Updated: November 8, 2017
Oklahoma Policy Institute released the following statement on the Oklahoma House’s failure to pass HB 1054:
Most Oklahomans want a comprehensive solution to our budget crisis. The solution preferred by the majority would prevent deeper budget cuts, provide desperately needed…
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By:
Gene Perry
October 23, 2017 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Oklahoma Policy Institute issued the following statement on the new budget proposal announced by Governor Fallin and Republican legislative leaders:
Since the beginning of special session four weeks ago, the bipartisan framework needed to end our budget emergency has been clear.…
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By:
Gene Perry
September 6, 2017 // Updated: September 6, 2017
Oklahoma Policy Institute released the following statement on Governor Fallin’s announcement that she is calling a special session beginning September 25:
Governor Fallin did what’s right for Oklahoma by calling a special session to prevent severe cuts to basic health…
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By:
Gene Perry
August 31, 2017 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Oklahoma Policy Institute released the following statement on today’s Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling upholding a law that partially ends the state sales tax exemption for auto sales:
The court’s ruling confirms that lawmakers have numerous options to fill the budget…
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By:
Gene Perry
August 10, 2017 // Updated: May 1, 2019
The SOS Coalition, which includes Oklahoma Policy Institute and 20 other organizations, released the following statement on today’s Oklahoma Supreme Court decision that threw out a cigarette fee and created a $214 million hole in the budgets of SoonerCare ($70…
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By:
Gene Perry
May 26, 2017 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Oklahoma Policy Institute released the following statement on the final results of Oklahoma’s 2017 regular legislative session:
If we look only at the bills that made it through the full legislative process to be signed by the governor, most Oklahomans would…
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By:
Gene Perry
May 24, 2017 // Updated: May 1, 2019
The Save Our State Coalition, including Oklahoma Policy Institute, released the following statement in response to the budget plan unveiled by House and Senate leaders late last night:
The legislative session began with promises to fix Oklahoma’s structural deficit, fund…
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