With less than three weeks left in the legislative session, there is still no overall budget agreement. Facing a budget hole of close to $1 billion, a bipartisan consensus has emerged at the Capitol on the need for substantial new…
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Gene Perry
May 8, 2017 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Oklahoma Policy Institute released a statement in response to the Legislature’s final passage of SB 170, a bill to repeal an automatic income tax cut trigger:
The repeal of this tax cut is a milestone. After years of promises that…
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Steve Lewis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1989-1991. He currently practices law in Tulsa and represents clients at the Capitol.
Several revenue-raising measures were introduced last week, and at least some will soon be making…
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By:
Gene Perry
May 3, 2017 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Oklahoma lawmakers have just a few more weeks to balance the state budget. Their budget decisions are deeply important for Oklahomans’ lives, yet with so many budget needs and revenue proposals flying around, it can be hard for the average voter to…
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By:
Gene Perry
May 2, 2017 // Updated: May 2, 2019
When Oklahomans filed their state income taxes in 2016, more than 70 percent of households used the standard deduction, which was $6,300 for individuals and $12,600 for married couples filing jointly. The remaining households itemized their deductions, adding up deductions for mortgage…
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Steve Lewis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1989-1991. He currently practices law in Tulsa and represents clients at the Capitol.
Free at last! There was an interesting exchange on the House floor last week between…
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By:
Gene Perry
April 25, 2017 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Oklahoma is a young state. In the 110 years since statehood — only about four generations of people — we’ve gone through good years and bad, through oil booms and busts, through the Dust Bowl and the long recovery. Many…
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The good news is that Oklahoma does have the resources to reinvest in our communities, but we need to make responsible policy choices…
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These examples from our history shows that Oklahomans can come together to solve big problems through state government. From humble origins…
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In a time when our political debates tend toward increasingly extreme rhetoric, it’s easy to get the impression that government has always been dominated by infighting and…
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