By:
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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By:
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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By:
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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Judy Solomon is Vice President for Health Policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, where she focuses on Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program and issues related to the implementation of health reform, particularly policies to make…
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Last week, State Representative Jason Nelson (R- Oklahoma City) expressed concern about a presentation given by Kate Richey, a policy analyst for Oklahoma Policy Institute, as part of a lecture series sponsored by the Oklahoma Department of Human Series. The…
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By:
Gene Perry
May 1, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Oklahoma Policy Institute released the following statement on the Legislature’s passage of the tax cut and Capitol renovation bill, HB 2032:
The Legislature’s approval of another tax cut ignores economic reality. Because they were under pressure to restore funding to…
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