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Gene Perry
August 28, 2013 // Updated: August 28, 2013
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David Blatt
August 27, 2013 // Updated: August 27, 2013
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Oklahoma’s taxes on unconventional production of oil and gas, or horizontal drilling, are among the nation’s lowest and would remain relatively low even if the state eliminated the tax breaks currently benefiting horizontal drilling, according to a new study from…
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David Blatt
August 26, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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In July, Caddo County Special Judge David A. Stephens strongly condemned a “shocking” practice that was exposed after a woman driving along I-40 was stopped and questioned by Joe David, the owner of a private Guthrie-based company, Desert Snow. Since…
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By:
Gene Perry
August 23, 2013 // Updated: August 23, 2013
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David Blatt
August 22, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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The best way for Oklahoma to grow its economy is by investing in a well-educated workforce, according to a new paper from the Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN), a project of the Economic Policy Institute.
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Kate Richey
August 21, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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This past legislative session Oklahoma passed HB 1908 into law. HB 1908 authorized the use of ‘welfare’ or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to be spent on an ad campaign promoting marriage. TANF is a program that provides…
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