Last week saw important developments in the debate over expanding health coverage for uninsured low-income Oklahomans. While it now seems certain that Oklahoma will not expand coverage at the start of 2014, the state finally appears to be moving along…
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May 14, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
John Pearson is a retired executive in the worldwide logistics industry. He is chairman of the Oklahoma Partnership for Successful Reentry, a statewide coalition of organizations working to help ex-felons reintegrate into society.
Social Impact bonds (SIB) are a promising…
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After two years of effort, Governor Fallin and legislative leaders finally succeeded in cutting Oklahoma’s top income tax rate. For those who have been actively opposing tax cuts as…
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Gene Perry
May 9, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Educating school-age children is the state of Oklahoma’s biggest responsibility. But in recent years, our investment in education has been on a severe decline. Since 2008, Oklahoma has made the third largest cuts to per pupil spending in the nation,…
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Gene Perry
May 8, 2013 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Last week, Governor Fallin and legislative leaders announced a state budget deal for 2014 that is being considered by the Legislature as HB 2301. Here’s what you need to know.
In real dollars, appropriations remain significantly below pre-recession years
Although…
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Gene Perry
May 7, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
For several days in April, the Tulsa County Jail refused inmates arrested on municipal charges. The drastic measure was taken in response to severe overcrowding. At the height of the crisis, the facility contained 1,968 prisoners, which is over 300…
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