Category: Reports and Fact Sheets

Immigration Information and Resources

A collection of links concerning immigration issues in Oklahoma, research groups, and national reports. Read more... [More...]

2011 Immigration Bills

Click here  for OK Policy’s clear and concise overview of the four remaining bills still pending before the 53rd Legislature as of April 6, 2011.  The issue brief also provides special in-depth coverage of the central omnibus bill, HB 1446,… Read more [More...]

Taking It To The Bank: Promoting Savings in Oklahoma

Oklahoma Assets has released the first in a series of policy briefs on key issues related to expanding economic opportuntiy and financial security for Oklahomans. The brief was authored by David Blatt, Director of Oklahoma Policy Institute and Chair of… Read more [More...]

Gross Production Tax Fact Sheet

A new fact sheet from Oklahoma Policy Institute looks at Oklahoma’s gross production tax and takes a specific look at the tax exemptions that are offered for different forms of oil and gas production.  Over the past seven years, producers… Read more [More...]

Cutting Oklahoma’s top income tax rate: Who benefits?

Unless the legislature acts to stop it, another state income tax cut will take effect January 1, 2012. When the cut is fully phased-in, revenues will be reduced by $120 million. An Oklahoma Policy Institute fact sheet shows that the… Read more [More...]

State Spending As Share of Economy Hits 30-Year Low

The state appropriated budget in relation to the size of the state’s economy has been in long-term decline and this decline has accelerated sharply in recent years.  2011 marks the lowest percentage of state appropriated spending as a share of… Read more [More...]

Fixing the Sales Tax

The sales tax is the largest single source of state and local tax revenue but is increasingly falling short. An Oklahoma Policy Institute issue brief argues that sales tax reform is needed to ensure a fair, rational and stable tax… Read more [More...]

Health Care Reform Resources and Analysis

For resources specific to Oklahoma and the Affordable Care Act click here for Medicaid and here for the Health Insurance Marketplace. Read the Patient and Protection and Affordable Care Act Healthcare.gov AARP American Public Health Association Center on Budget and… Read more [More...]

Poverty Status of Oklahoma’s Children and Families

View a presentation delivered by David Blatt to a Forum on Children in Poverty hosted by St. Charles Borromeo Church in Oklahoma City, March 13, 2011.  Oklahoma Families and Children in PovertyClick here to download the presentation Oklahoma Families and… Read more [More...]

A New Fiscal Reality: The State Budget Outlook, 2011-2014

Our  issue brief, “A New Fiscal Reality for Oklahoma: The State Budget Outlook, 2011-2014” presents revenue and budget forecasts for the next three years and a series of policy recommendations. Full issue brief 1-page summary Press release Technical memorandum explaining… Read more [More...]