By:
Dave Hamby
March 2, 2026 // Updated: March 4, 2026
At a time when calls for property tax cuts dominate headlines and dinner table debates, more people are asking a simple question: What’s in it for me?
It’s a fair question. Why should I pay for services I don’t use,…
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From OK Policy’s Fiscal Policy Analyst Aanahita Irani Ervin:
At February’s Board of Equalization meeting, one urgent fact stood out: Oklahoma is shifting the cost of essential services onto low- and middle-income families. Year-over-year comparisons show the state is experiencing…
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Broadening Oklahoma’s tax base sounds like common sense. Put simply, broadening the tax base means increasing the number of people to whom a tax applies, an approach viewed favorably by lawmakers from both political parties. Broadening the tax base is…
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•Watch the Dec. 19, 2025 Board of Equalization meeting (YouTube)
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The Oklahoma Board of Equalization estimated $8.35 billion of funds available for the Governor’s budget proposal…
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By:
Dave Hamby
October 26, 2025 // Updated: October 26, 2025
Contact: Dave Hamby (Oklahoma Policy Institute) dhamby@okpolicy.org or Jon Whiten (ITEP) jon@itep.org
Oklahoma lawmakers this year passed an income tax cut that, when fully implemented, will be one of the nation’s most significant income tax cuts for millionaires, according to…
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Co-authored by Aanahita Ervin, Fiscal Policy Analyst, and Sabine Brown, Housing Senior Policy Analyst
Property values have increased nationally since the pandemic, leading to higher property taxes. This has created a financial strain on some lower- and middle-income households. The…
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Four years of federal surplus propping up Oklahoma's budget is not enough to save the state's budget. For the budget year beginning July 1, 2025 (Fiscal Year 2026), state agencies will have $12.08 billion to spend.
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By:
Shiloh Kantz
August 18, 2025 // Updated: August 21, 2025
This column originally appeared in The Journal Record on August 6, 2025
Oklahoma prides itself on being lean and self-reliant, living within its means while others spend recklessly. But the numbers tell a different story. In truth, billions in federal…
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As usual, Oklahoma’s legislative session ended with a flurry of fiscal and budget bills in the last two weeks of the session. The legislature has one constitutional requirement every year: pass a balanced budget. In doing so, the legislature decides…
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In government, just like in nature, everything rolls downhill. And when budget cuts start cascading downwards, it’s not the mountaintop that feels the hit – it’s the town in the valley.
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