By:
David Blatt
January 3, 2013 // Updated: May 1, 2019
In late December, the Board of Equalization certified a preliminary estimate of the revenues available for next year’s budget. The numbers confirm that while the worst of the fiscal crisis is now far behind us, the state remains in the…
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By:
David Blatt
September 11, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
This blog post was authored by Michelle Cantrell, a tax specialist residing in Tulsa
One of the six ballot measures facing voters this November is State Question 766, which asks Oklahomans whether the state should have the authority to tax…
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By:
Gene Perry
July 16, 2012 // Updated: May 1, 2019
This is a revised and updated version of a page from OK Policy’s Online Budget Guide authored by Paul Shinn.
[UPDATE: A previous version of this post incorrectly said that the maximum amount for the Rainy Day Fund is 15…
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By:
Paul Shinn
December 29, 2011 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Last week we reported that next year’s revenues are expected to be 7 percent below their levels of six years ago (FY ’07), even though costs are higher due to inflation, population growth, and increased caseloads
Elsewhere, people seem to…
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By:
David Blatt
December 21, 2011 // Updated: May 1, 2019
On Tuesday, the Board of Equalization certified a preliminary estimate of the revenues available for next year’s budget. The numbers confirm that while the worst of the fiscal crisis is over, the state is experiencing a slow, incomplete recovery that…
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By:
Paul Shinn
September 1, 2011 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Once again, OK Policy is getting in touch with its inner dweeb (as if the outer dweeb wasn’t scary enough) and beginning work to develop new four-year forecasts of revenue and budgets for the state of Oklahoma. We’ve written elsewhere…
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By:
Gene Perry
July 18, 2011 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Last Monday, State Finance Director Preston Doerflinger announced that the state would be depositing $219 million in the Constitutional Reserve Fund (commonly referred to as the “Rainy Day Fund”) this year. Seen alongside news that lawmakers had to overcome a…
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When the Board of Equalization met last week and certified more revenue for the upcoming fiscal year, there was one word on everyone’s mind: Oil. Of the total $106 million increase in the February estimate compared to the Board’s initial…
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By:
Kate Richey
February 25, 2011 // Updated: July 25, 2015
What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk is dedicated to this week’s events, publications, and blog posts.
Our series on marriage promotion continued Monday with two perspectives from new staff, Kate Richey and Gene Perry. The…
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By:
Kate Richey
February 23, 2011 // Updated: May 1, 2019
The State Board of Equalization met yesterday to certify revised revenue estimates and appropriations authority for the upcoming year’s budget. Not yawning yet? Then do we have a 6-minute video blog post for you!
For the full Board of Equalization…
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