Statement on Governor Fallin’s State of the State address and budget plan

For Immediate Release Oklahoma Policy Institute Executive Director David Blatt released the following statement in response to Governor Fallin’s State of the State address and FY 2019 Executive Budget: Governor Fallin has identified the right goals for this year’s legislative… Read more [More...]

‘Step Up’ revenues are only the first step needed to fix Oklahoma’s budget problems (Capitol Update)

Steve Lewis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1989-1991. He currently practices law in Tulsa and represents clients at the Capitol. The House and the Senate appropriations committees have continued their budget hearings looking at agency requests for… Read more [More...]

Our top priorities in Oklahoma’s 2018 legislative session

With the 2018 legislative session fast approaching, today we released OK Policy’s top policy priorities for the coming year. OK Policy is committed to supporting fair and adequate funding of public services and expanded economic opportunity for all Oklahomans through… Read more [More...]

2018 Legislative Policy Priorities

Download this fact sheet as a PDF. OK Policy is committed to supporting fair and adequate funding of public services and expanded economic opportunity for all Oklahomans through research and advocacy. During the 2018 legislative session, we will work to… Read more [More...]

2018 Policy Priority: Strengthen Working Family Tax Credits

See the full list of our 2018 policy priorities. Download this fact sheet as a PDF. Background In a tax code that provides many breaks for high-income individuals and businesses, Oklahoma offers just three tax credits that help support the… Read more [More...]

2018 Policy Priority: End oil and gas tax breaks

See the full list of our 2018 policy priorities. Download this fact sheet as a PDF. Background Oklahoma’s historical tax rate on oil and gas drilling is 7 percent, but a special tax break gives the industry a 2 percent… Read more [More...]

2018 Policy Priority: Revisit State Question 640

See the full list of our 2018 policy priorities. Download this fact sheet as a PDF. Background In March 1992, Oklahoma voters approved State Question 640, which requires that any bill to raise revenue must pass with three-quarters approval of… Read more [More...]

2018 Policy Priority: End the Capital Gains Tax Break

See the full list of our 2018 policy priorities. Download this fact sheet as a PDF. Background Oklahoma allows a 100 percent deduction from state income tax of any gains from the sale of property located in Oklahoma or stock… Read more [More...]

2018 Policy Priority: Restore the Income Tax on High Incomes

See the full list of our 2018 policy priorities. Download this fact sheet as a PDF. Background Since the mid-1990s, Oklahoma’s top income tax rate has been reduced from 7 percent to 5 percent. The most recent top rate cut… Read more [More...]

2018 Policy Priority: Stop Corporate Tax Shelters with Combined Reporting

See the full list of our 2018 policy priorities. Download this fact sheet as a PDF. Background Vanishing corporate income tax revenue is one of the reasons behind Oklahoma’s chronic budget shortfalls. The state collected just $168 million in corporate… Read more [More...]