This blog post originally ran on April 24, 2012 and is reprinted verbatim. The claim that prior tax cuts led to higher tax revenues continues to be advanced by tax cut proponents in Oklahoma. For the findings of a survey…
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Gene Perry
April 23, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
OK Policy released the following statement on the latest tax cut proposal by Governor Fallin and Legislative leaders:
Since 2008, Oklahoma public schools have endured the third largest budget cuts in the nation. Out of control tax breaks contributed to…
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While most attention this year has focused on competing proposals to lower the top income tax rate and curtail tax breaks, another proposal that would cut taxes for corporations by some $50 million has been quietly making its way through…
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By:
Gene Perry
April 22, 2013 // Updated: April 22, 2013
This summer, we are pleased to offer two exciting opportunities for undergraduates and graduate students interested in Oklahoma public policy. We are now accepting applications for summer interns, as well as for the first Summer Policy Institute, where 40 to…
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The Weekly Wonk is a summary of Oklahoma Policy Institute’s events, publications, blog posts, and coverage. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In The Know. Click here to subscribe to In The Know.…
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Gene Perry
April 19, 2013 // Updated: April 19, 2013
In The Know is a daily synopsis of Oklahoma policy-related news and blogs. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. You can sign up here to receive In The Know by e-mail.
Today…
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By:
Gene Perry
April 18, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
A breakdown of Oklahoma's school spending by category shows that shuffling dollars around won't fix the funding shortfall. There are simply not enough savings to be found from cutting administration to significantly improve funding for instruction, and even while spending on administration remains low, administrative burdens on schools have increased due to new mandates approved by lawmakers.
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In The Know is a daily synopsis of Oklahoma policy-related news and blogs. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. You can sign up here to receive In The Know by e-mail.
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A little over a month ago we alerted readers to a slew of bills targeting safety net assistance programs for the state’s poorest families and most vulnerable residents. Some of those bills have been amended to be less draconian, some…
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Barriers still remain in achieving the real goal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), to get uninsured Americans affordable healthcare coverage. The Supreme Court created one of these barriers when it ruled that the federal government could not force states…
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