By:
Gene Perry
February 28, 2017 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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On this episode we speak with Jill Webb, an attorney with the Tulsa County Public Defender’s office. She gives us a tour of how the real criminal…
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By:
David Blatt
February 27, 2017 // Updated: September 22, 2023
A centerpiece of Gov. Mary Fallin’s FY 2018 Executive Budget is her proposal to expand the sales tax base on services. As she explained in her State of the State address:
“As the economy in the United States has shifted…
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By:
Carly Putnam
February 26, 2017 // Updated: February 25, 2017
What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk shares our most recent publications and other resources to help you stay informed about Oklahoma. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In…
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By:
Steve Lewis
February 24, 2017 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Steve Lewis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1989-1991. He currently practices law in Tulsa and represents clients at the Capitol.
There are couple of big issues starting their trek through the legislative process, and the…
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By:
David Blatt
February 23, 2017 // Updated: May 2, 2019
The State Board of Equalization met on February 21st to approve revised revenue estimates for FY 2017 and FY 2018. This estimate will be binding on the Legislature as it develops the FY 2018 budget over the coming months.
Here are…
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Just before the start of the legislative session, the Justice Reform Task Force released a report that details the crisis in our state’s corrections system and recommends policy changes to deal with the crisis in a safe and effective manner. If passed…
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By:
Guest
February 21, 2017 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Sabine Brown is a political activist, physician assistant, and mother of two.
One in three Oklahomans have a pre-existing condition that could have been used to deny them health insurance coverage prior to the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). My…
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By:
David Blatt
February 20, 2017 // Updated: January 19, 2019
In her 2017 State of the State address, Gov. Mary Fallin called for the elimination of the state sales tax on groceries, saying that “this plan eliminates the most regressive tax on the books today.”
It’s widely accepted that taxing…
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By:
Gene Perry
February 19, 2017 // Updated: February 18, 2017
What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk shares our most recent publications and other resources to help you stay informed about Oklahoma. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In…
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By:
Steve Lewis
February 17, 2017 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Steve Lewis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1989-1991. He currently practices law in Tulsa and represents clients at the Capitol.
Looking at Governor Fallin’s FY-18 budget proposal makes one realize how poor the fiscal condition…
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