Category: Reports and Fact Sheets

Comparing State Taxes on Unconventional Oil and Gas Production

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. [More...]

Action Items for Oklahoma: Health Care – Improve Health Outcomes through Smart Policy Reforms

A new issue brief provides policy reforms to improve health outcomes in Oklahoma. These reforms include increasing primary care providers, investing in the prevention of public health epidemics, and expanding access to affordable health insurance. [More...]

Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act: Resources and Information

Though Governor Fallin has stated that she will not pursue joining the Medicaid expansion, many continue to advocate for taking this opportunity to extend health care access to about 150,000 uninsured Oklahomans. Read more... [More...]

Accepting Federal Health Care Funds Is Good For Business

Creating a plan to provide health insurance coverage to low-income working Oklahomans will be an investment in Oklahoma’s workforce and businesses. [More...]

Oklahoma Needs More Criminal Justice Reform

Faulty implementation and issues not covered by the Justice Reinvestment Initiative leave more work to be done to protect public safety while reducing incarceration in Oklahoma [More...]

Tax Reform Information

Oklahoma Policy Institute has been an active participant in the debate over the proposed elimination or reduction of the state personal income tax. Listed below are  presentations, fact sheets, blog posts, and other information we’ve prepared related to tax reform,… Read more [More...]

Oklahoma’s public schools have relatively low administration costs

A breakdown of Oklahoma's school spending by category shows that shuffling dollars around won't fix the funding shortfall. There are simply not enough savings to be found from cutting administration to significantly improve funding for instruction, and even while spending on administration remains low, administrative burdens on schools have increased due to new mandates approved by lawmakers. [More...]

Budget Trends and Highlights

Download a pdf of this fact sheet here. For more information, go to our Current Budget Information page and Tax Reform Information page State revenue collections have not fully recovered from the downturn Tax collections are at historically low levels… Read more [More...]

Educational Reform in Oklahoma since 1980

Download the full report Download the Executive Summary Changes in Oklahoma’s education system in recent years are just the latest in a long line of reforms going back decades. As we debate this latest batch of reforms, some important questions… Read more [More...]

Action Items for Oklahoma: Criminal Justice

We continue to follow counterproductive policies that push Oklahomans trying to escape addiction into a downward spiral, and the problem is growing more costly to taxpayers every year. [More...]