By:
David Blatt
February 9, 2015 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Ten years after Oklahoma voters approved gaming compacts with Native American tribes and racetrack gaming, the state is collecting over $140 million annually as its share of gaming revenues. However, years of growth in gaming revenue have now ended, which…
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By:
Steve Lewis
February 6, 2015 // Updated: May 1, 2019
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
February 4, 2015 // Updated: May 1, 2019
On Monday, Governor Mary Fallin delivered her State of the State address and FY 2016 Executive Budget. Her speech emphasized the need to address hurdles in the areas of education, health, and criminal justice that are impeding the state’s progress.…
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By:
Gene Perry
February 2, 2015 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Oklahoma Policy Institute released the following statement in response to Governor Fallin’s proposed state budget for 2016:
Governor Fallin rightly recognizes that Oklahoma needs to boost education funding, reduce incarceration, rein in tax breaks, and improve our citizens’ health, and…
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Oklahoma’s 2015 Legislative session kicks off today with a State of the State address from Governor Mary Fallin. OK Policy and the Together Oklahoma coalition have identified six priorities for the coming session that are practical, politically achievable steps to…
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By:
David Blatt
January 30, 2015 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Presentation by OK Policy Executive Director David Blatt to the 2015 State Budget Summit, January 29, 2015
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Oklahoma’s Budget Outlook: Confronting the Fiscal Gap by dblattok…
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By:
David Blatt
January 27, 2015 // Updated: May 2, 2019
As we look ahead to next year’s state budget, one thing is for certain: it’s going to be a very rocky ride.
Last month, the Board of Equalization certified $298 million less revenue for next year’s budget than was appropriated…
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By:
David Blatt
January 26, 2015 // Updated: May 1, 2019
A proposal that could lead to far-reaching and radical changes to America’s time-tested constitution is being pushed in states across the country this year. Oklahoma would be well-advised to resist jumping aboard this particular train.
In Oklahoma and other states,…
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By:
David Blatt
January 20, 2015 // Updated: May 2, 2019
The cost of tax breaks for the oil and gas industry will exceed $500 million this year, according to projections recently released by the Oklahoma Tax Commission. This is substantially more than the projections made a year ago, reflecting the…
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By:
Gene Perry
January 14, 2015 // Updated: May 2, 2019
A new study released today by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) and Oklahoma Policy Institute finds that low and middle-income Oklahomans pay over two times more in taxes as a percentage of their income compared to the…
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