By:
David Blatt
October 10, 2013 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Oklahoma’s seven public pension systems have a combined unfunded liability of $11.6 billion as of June 30, 2012. This large number alone is often put forward to make the case for doing away with traditional defined benefit pensions for state…
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By:
Kate Richey
September 26, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
During the last presidential election, much was made of the fact that nearly half of Americans paid no federal income tax in 2010. But is it true? A new 4 minute illustrated video from The Urban Institute explains who doesn’t…
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By:
Guest
September 11, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Dr. Cynthia Rogers is Associate Professor in the Economics Department at the University of Oklahoma, where she served as the Graduate Director from 2006-2013. This is an edited version of a brief originally published for the Scholars Strategy Network, of…
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By:
David Blatt
September 4, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
State Question 766, which exempted businesses from paying taxes on their intangible property, will reduce local tax revenues by an estimated $60.2 million in 2013, according to figures provided by the Oklahoma Tax Commission (OTC). The biggest winners will be…
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By:
David Blatt
August 26, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Oklahoma's taxes on unconventional production of oil and gas, or horizontal drilling, are among the nation's lowest and would remain relatively low even if the state eliminated the tax breaks currently benefiting horizontal drilling.
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By:
Gene Perry
August 13, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
This post originally ran on our blog this past January
Like most state tax systems, Oklahoma takes a much larger share from middle- and low-income families than from wealthy families, according to the fourth edition of “Who Pays? A Distributional…
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Last week, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) announced monthly General Revenue (GR) collections for June, bringing Fiscal Year 2013 to a close. While Finance Secretary Preston Doerflinger’s candid assessment of plunging gross production revenues grabbed the headlines,…
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By:
Gene Perry
July 8, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
During the debate over Oklahoma’s most recent income tax cut, one House lawmaker speaking in favor of the bill waved a book in the air that he said showed why cutting taxes further would help Oklahoma’s economy. The book was…
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By:
Gene Perry
June 20, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Even as Governor Fallin and legislative leaders were patting themselves on the back for this year’s legislative session, one Republican lawmaker sounded a discordant note. Rep. David Dank, R-Oklahoma City, awarded the session a “C-minus at best,” saying it was…
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By:
Gene Perry
May 30, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
OK Policy’s annual Budget Highlights issue brief is one of the most informative and accessible ways to track Oklahoma’s public spending.
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