By:
Guest
July 19, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Indivar Dutta-Gupta is a Policy Advisor for the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP). This post originally appeared on the Off The Charts blog.
We previously showed that the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for low-income workers lifts more…
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By:
Gene Perry
July 18, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Two state questions related to property taxes will be on the November ballot. SQ 758 would reduce the maximum annual increase in assessments of homes and agricultural land from 5 percent to 3 percent. SQ 766 would exempt all intangible…
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By:
Gene Perry
July 16, 2012 // Updated: May 1, 2019
This is a revised and updated version of a page from OK Policy’s Online Budget Guide authored by Paul Shinn.
[UPDATE: A previous version of this post incorrectly said that the maximum amount for the Rainy Day Fund is 15…
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Cal Hobson served in the Oklahoma Legislature from 1978-2006, including one term as Senate President Pro Tempore. This is an edited version of an article that first appeared in the Oklahoma Observer.
In my opinion, when Gov. Mary Fallin’s ill-advised…
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In the wake of three consecutive years of steep budget cuts, the number of state employees staffing correctional facilities, inspecting restaurants and nursing homes, serving victims of abuse and neglect, and performing other public functions has declined sharply.
In FY…
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By:
Gene Perry
June 20, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Middle- and low-income Oklahomans would pay somewhat more in taxes under the Congressional Republicans’ approach to extending the Bush tax cuts than they would under President Obama’s approach, while high-income Oklahomans would pay far less under the Republican approach, according…
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By:
Gene Perry
June 11, 2012 // Updated: May 1, 2019
OK Policy has spent a lot of time focusing on the real and continuing damage caused by repeated state budget cuts over the past three years, as well as the fact that state tax collections are at historic lows. Meanwhile,…
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The FY 2013 budget negotiated by legislative leaders and Governor Fallin had some encouraging aspects. Overall appropriations increased by $253 million, or 3.8 percent, and there was additional funding for targeted priorities in human services, health care, transportation and public…
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By:
Gene Perry
June 5, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Ken Miller is the Oklahoma State Treasurer. This post originally appeared as an article in the May Oklahoma Economic Report and is reprinted with permission.
Oklahoma is doing more than fine with unemployment three percentage points below the national average,…
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In the 1960’s, Richard Fariña titled his novel of his college days and experiences, “Been Down So Long It Feels Like Up To Me.” The sentiment might also apply to the state budget for the upcoming year. After being down…
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