By:
David Blatt
January 10, 2011 // Updated: May 1, 2019
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By now, it is well known that the state budget has been under severe duress over the past two years. Overall, as we show in the latest version of our Budget Trends and Highlights fact sheet, this year’s state appropriations…
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By:
David Blatt
December 27, 2010 // Updated: May 1, 2019
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Earlier this month, we released a brief that provided our projections for state revenue collections for Fiscal Years 2011 through 2014. Last week, the State Board of Equalization certified its official preliminary revenue estimates for FY ’12, along with updated…
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By:
David Blatt
December 22, 2010 // Updated: May 1, 2019
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The State Board of Equalization met yesterday to certify preliminary revenue estimates for the upcoming budget year, FY ’12. These estimates will form the basis for the Governor’s Executive Budget that will be delivered in early February; the Board will…
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By:
David Blatt
December 15, 2010 // Updated: May 1, 2019
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Yesterday’s announcement of state General Revenue (GR) collections for the month of November showed that the state continues to recover only slowly and partially from the depths of the downturn. Outgoing State Treasurer Scott Meacham chose to highlight that November…
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By:
David Blatt
December 9, 2010 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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Oklahoma is doing a better job of providing public disclosure of economic development subsidies being paid out to companies but still has considerable room for improvement, according to a new report from Good Jobs First.
The report, titled Show Us…
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By:
Paul Shinn
December 7, 2010 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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Today OK Policy released “A New Fiscal Reality for Oklahoma: The State Budget Outlook, 2011-2014,” our second annual multi-year budget forecast. Click here for the full 10-page brief or here for the 1-page summary. Dangerously nerdy readers also can check…
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Our issue brief, “A New Fiscal Reality for Oklahoma: The State Budget Outlook, 2011-2014” presents revenue and budget forecasts for the next three years and a series of policy recommendations.
Full issue brief
1-page summary
Press release
Technical memorandum explaining…
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By:
David Blatt
December 2, 2010 // Updated: May 1, 2019
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Doug Enevoldsen is City Manager for the City of Bixby. He has served in a variety of legislative and executive branch positions at the highest levels within Oklahoma state and local government.
Cities and towns are the backbone of Oklahoma’s…
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By:
David Blatt
November 22, 2010 // Updated: May 1, 2019
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The ongoing state budget crisis has meant fewer state employees are assuming greater responsibilities. Sterling Zearley is Executive Director of Oklahoma Public Employees Association, the largest association representing state employees. I spoke with him by phone on November 16th. Here’s…
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By:
David Blatt
November 17, 2010 // Updated: May 1, 2019
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Last week I attended the annual State Fiscal Policy conference hosted by the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, the top non-governmental organization analyzing state fiscal policy across the nation. The message we heard was clear and grim: As rough…
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