By:
Paul Shinn
October 6, 2009 // Updated: May 1, 2019
The House of Representatives Appropriation and Budget Committee recently held hearings on an interim study of State Question 744. State Question 744, also known as the HOPE petition, is an initiative sponsored by the Oklahoma Education Association (OEA) that would…
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By:
Paul Shinn
September 22, 2009 // Updated: May 1, 2019
On October 6, Oklahoma Policy Institute will release its Online Budget Guide. This unique tool for understanding Oklahoma state and local government finances will be valuable both as an introduction for newcomers and as a reference guide for the more…
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By:
David Blatt
September 17, 2009 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Anyone hoping for signs that the state’s budget woes had already hit bottom found little to cheer in Tuesday’s revenue announcement [PDF] from Treasurer Scott Meacham. August General Revenue (GR) collections came in nearly 32 percent below one year ago.…
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By:
David Blatt
September 9, 2009 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Should states be looking at broadening their sales tax bases to cover more currently untaxed services? That is the argument made in a recent paper by Michael Mazerov of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities:
Most states could improve…
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By:
David Blatt
September 8, 2009 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Last week, OK Policy convened a meeting of over 30 representatives of non-profit and advocacy organizations to discuss the state’s budget situation. We begin with a presentation on budget trends and outlooks, which can be viewed on our website; the…
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By:
David Blatt
September 4, 2009 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Note: Occasionally we are re-running blog posts on topical subjects that you may have missed the first time around. Last week, the Tulsa World reported that DVIS (Domestic Violence Interventions Services) of Tulsa has been awarded a $426,335 grant from…
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By:
David Blatt
September 3, 2009 // Updated: May 2, 2019
In a recent post on our blog, Paul Shinn looked at state tax incentives and made the case for holding them to the same standards of accountability as direct government spending programs. In the new blog at Tax.com, David Brunori,…
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By:
David Blatt
August 31, 2009 // Updated: May 1, 2019
The continued weakness of natural gas prices and production is the most important factor accounting for Oklahoma’s disappointing revenue collections. July collections from natural gas production to the General Revenue Fund (GRF) totaled just $22.2 million in July – a…
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By:
Paul Shinn
August 27, 2009 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Our new Stimulus Update looks at the $52 billion in education funding in the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA, better known as the stimulus). The education programs, in contrast to most other ARRA funds coming to state and local…
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By:
Paul Shinn
August 25, 2009 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Six months into the federal stimulus program (the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, or ARRA), most of the discussion has centered on infrastructure projects and the impact on economic recovery and jobs, if any. Today, we’d like to focus on…
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