By:
David Blatt
December 9, 2010 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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
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
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
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
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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By:
David Blatt
November 12, 2010 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Note: As the economy continues to struggle and revenue collections remain well below pre-downturn levels, we thought this a good time to repost a blog we first ran in January of this year challenging an argument we continue to hear…
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By:
David Blatt
November 3, 2010 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Several months ago, with polls showing SQ 744 ahead by a two-to-0ne margin and supporters announcing that the National Education Association had committed over $3 million to the Yes campaign, many thought that the measure’s passage was a slam-dunk. Subsequent…
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By:
David Blatt
November 1, 2010 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Justin Jones, the author of this blog post, is Director of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections with 34 years of correctional experience.
Like many other state agencies, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (DOC) has been confronted with severe budget reductions…
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By:
David Blatt
October 27, 2010 // Updated: May 1, 2019
We’re nowhere close to being out of the woods. That’s been our message of late on the state’s budget outlook (you can take a look here at our blog post analyzing of the most recent monthly revenue collections and here…
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