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We still don’t know how much SQ 766 will cost (Guest Blog: Michelle Cantrell)

Michelle Cantrell is a tax specialist residing in Tulsa.  Last November, Oklahoma voters approved State Question 766, a constitutional amendment which exempts all intangible personal property from ad valorem taxation. Though the new law seems simple, it creates complex questions… Read more [More...]

Spending limit proposal is a solution in search of a problem

Oklahoma lawmakers are considering a proposal, HJR 1011, that would change the state constitution to lower the amount by which legislative appropriations can grow from one year to the next.  After looking at state spending patterns in recent years, it’s… Read more [More...]

What the Texas backlash against high-stakes testing means for Oklahoma (Guest Blog: John Thompson)

Dr. John Thompson taught for 19 years in Oklahoma City.  He blogs for This Week in Education, the Huffington Post, School Matters, Living in Dialogue, and elsewhere.  His book, Getting Schooled: Battles Within and Without the Urban Classroom, is under… Read more [More...]

Running government like a business means taking on debt

In recent years, debt seems to have become a dirty word in the Legislature. Lawmakers have refused to approve bonds for amenities like the unfinished American Indian Cultural Center in Oklahoma City and the proposed OK Pop Museum in Tulsa,… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk: March 10, 2013

The Sunday 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… Read more [More...]

Watch This: Wealth Inequality in America

A study by researchers at Harvard Business School and Duke University found that Americans think the wealth distribution in America should be less unequal, even as they dramatically underestimated the current level of wealth inequality. According to the researchers: All… Read more [More...]

Medicaid proves its worth

Extending health coverage to more uninsured people through Medicaid is at the core of the Affordable Care Act’s efforts to ensure access to affordable health insurance for millions of Americans.  Currently in Oklahoma, nearly fifty per cent of low-income adults… Read more [More...]

Evidence mounts for Oklahoma ballot access reform (Guest Blog: Zachary Knight)

Zachary Knight is a former Elector for Gary Johnson, an independent voter, and Chief Editor of OKVoterChoice.org. For nearly four decades, Oklahoma has had some of the most restrictive ballot access laws in the country. In 1974, Democratic legislators passed… Read more [More...]

And In This Corner: The Senate tax plan

Last year’s monumental tax debate was marked by a slew of competing proposals to reduce and potentially abolish the state’s personal income tax. Some of the plans tried to make up for some or all of the lost revenue by… Read more [More...]

The Weekly Wonk: March 3, 2013

The Sunday 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… Read more [More...]

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