By:
Gene Perry
April 29, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019

By most measures of the economy, Oklahoma shouldn’t have a budget shortfall this year. At a time when the economy is improving nationwide and most states are debating what to do with budget surpluses, Oklahoma lawmakers are looking at creating…
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By:
Gene Perry
April 28, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019

On Friday, The Oklahoman published an editorial discussing two recent polls about Oklahoma’s horizontal drilling tax breaks. A poll commissioned by OK Policy found Oklahomans overwhelmingly favor ending the horizontal drilling tax break and using the savings to invest in…
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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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On May 1st, supporters and opponents of expanding Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act will participate in a debate sponsored by the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs.
Speakers will include:
David Blatt, Executive Director of OK Policy. Blatt is…
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Today…
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The central tenet of the 2010 Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) is to bring access to quality, affordable health care to as many Americans as possible, primarily by enrolling them in private health insurance or Medicaid. Central to the Affordable…
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By:
Gene Perry
April 23, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Oklahoma Policy Institute released the following statement in response to the passage of SB 1246, which schedules automatic cuts to the top income tax rate:
Today House members have ignored the wishes of most Oklahoma voters and the best evidence…
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