By:
Dave Hamby
April 14, 2026 // Updated: April 14, 2026
The promise sounds simple enough: eliminate taxes and let people keep more of what they earn. No property taxes. No income taxes. No April deadlines. More money in your pocket.
But when taxes disappear, everyday life doesn’t stay the same.…
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Statement from OK Policy Executive Director Shiloh Kantz:
A state budget deal announced on April 1 raises a few eyebrows, but the real concern to Oklahoma taxpayers isn’t the timing — it’s the process.
Once again, legislative leaders are keeping…
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Oklahomans are frustrated by rising housing costs, but this session, lawmakers are targeting the wrong culprit. While property taxes are drawing most of the attention at the Capitol this year, the real cost surge — homeowners’ insurance — remains largely…
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This legislative session, property taxes have taken center stage at the Capitol. Lawmakers have filed dozens of proposals to cut, cap, or otherwise restrict property taxes, which help fund public schools and local community services.
Yet many of those proposals…
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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)
•Proposed FY 2027 Revenue Certification
•Board of Equalization packets
•Learn more about Revenue Certification
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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