By:
Gene Perry
October 6, 2011 // Updated: May 1, 2019

[This post has been changed slightly from the original. An earlier version questioned SoonerPoll’s reliability without providing evidence to back up that claim.]
As part of the agreement to raise the federal debt ceiling, Congress will vote on a Balanced…
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By:
David Blatt
October 5, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019

Many state political and business leaders are clamoring to do away with Oklahoma’s personal income tax, the state’s single largest revenue source, while acknowledging the need to maintain sufficient tax revenue to fund basic services. One influential participant in the…
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By:
Kate Richey
October 4, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019

This post is the third in a three-part series on “Oklahoma’s Unemployment Gap,” examining the persistence of racial disparities in unemployment. Part One introduced the unemployment gap and presents preliminary descriptive data on state labor market trends by race. Part…
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By:
Kate Richey
October 3, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019

This video provides an excellent graphical overview of postwar recessions, putting the most recent economic downturn into grave perspective. The video was created and narrated by Colin Gordon of the Iowa Policy Project. For more videos like this, and additional…
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By:
Kate Richey
September 30, 2011 // Updated: July 25, 2015

What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk is dedicated to this week’s events, publications, and blog posts.
This week at OK Policy we suggested three reforms to modernize Oklahoma’s income tax. We also challenged a plan…
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