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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Note: This post was updated May 28th to reflect current information. The General Appropriation bill passed the Legislature and is awaiting action from Gov. Fallin.
After months of wrangling and stalled negotiations, legislative leaders finally introduced budget bills late Tuesday…
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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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Oklahoma’s efforts to privatize expensive care for the most fragile SoonerCare patients was contentious from the beginning. In 2015, HB 1566 directed the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, which administers the state’s Medicaid (SoonerCare) program, to initiate requests for proposals for care coordination…
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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:
Gene Perry
May 19, 2017 // Updated: May 2, 2019
At the state Capitol, lawmakers remain deadlocked over how to find enough revenue to avoid crippling budget scenarios. The main barrier appears to be legislative leadership’s refusal to allow a vote on removing huge tax breaks for oil and gas producers. On…
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By:
Gene Perry
May 17, 2017 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Right now most Oklahomans are worried about how our lawmakers will fill a huge budget shortfall following years of cuts that have contributed to teachers fleeing Oklahoma classrooms, left Oklahomans with severe disabilities and children in the child welfare system at risk of losing basic…
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By:
Gene Perry
May 16, 2017 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Oklahoma Policy Institute released the following statement in response to Republican leaders’ new budget proposal:
The proposal announced today by Republican leadership does not address the hundreds of millions Oklahoma is giving away each year to the oil and gas…
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With fewer than two weeks left in Oklahoma’s legislative session, we still have little idea of what the state budget will look like. The budget is the single most important responsibility of lawmakers, but we’re again expecting a last-minute deal that will be…
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