By:
Steve Lewis
January 29, 2016 // Updated: May 1, 2019
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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. You can sign up on his website to receive the Capitol Updates newsletter by email.…
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By:
David Blatt
January 26, 2016 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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If we try to solve our budget crisis by doubling down on budget cuts and one-time revenues, we will only inflict greater damage to our economy and to the well-being of Oklahomans. We can solve this crisis through a more balanced approach that includes new recurring revenues...
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By:
Gene Perry
January 25, 2016 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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On January 28th, OK Policy’s annual State Budget Summit will include a keynote presentation on “The Failed Kansas Experiment.” In 2012, Kansas enacted major income tax cuts and totally eliminated the personal income tax for owners of certain businesses. Kansas…
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By:
Steve Lewis
January 15, 2016 // Updated: May 1, 2019
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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. You can sign up on his website to receive the Capitol Updates newsletter by email.…
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By:
David Blatt
January 12, 2016 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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A new report by OK Policy finds that the cost of state income tax cuts since the mid-2000s has grown to over $1 billion annually. Repeated tax cuts and shrinking state budgets have left state services severely weakened, even before…
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Repeated income tax cuts since the mid-2000s have reduced state revenues by more than $1 billion annually. These cuts are eroding important public services and threatening Oklahoma’s economic well-being...
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By:
Gene Perry
January 7, 2016 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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On January 1st, Oklahoma made the latest in a series of cuts to the top income tax rate. The cut is happening even though we are facing a massive budget hole and a mid-year revenue failure. This tax cut is…
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By:
David Blatt
January 1, 2016 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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An earlier version of this post appeared in the Journal Record
Today, as Oklahomans gather together to enjoy the first day of the new year by watching Bowl Games, feasting on black-eyed peas, and nursing hangovers, two significant and seemingly…
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By:
David Blatt
December 23, 2015 // Updated: May 1, 2019
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Today Finance Secretary Preston Doerflinger officially declared a revenue failure, triggering $176.9 million in cuts in agency allocations for the current budget year, FY 2016.
The revenue failure is the result of revenue collections coming in well below the official…
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By:
Gene Perry
December 15, 2015 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Oklahoma Policy Institute released the following statement in response to official projections that Oklahoma will enact midyear budget cuts this year and is expecting a $900.8 million budget hole next year:
The projected mid-year cuts and next year’s massive budget…
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