By:
Gene Perry
February 27, 2014 // Updated: May 1, 2019
The latest headlines about Oklahoma’s finances seem oddly contradictory. On the one hand, State Treasurer Ken Miller has announced gross revenue collections are hitting an all-time high. Oklahoma’s total collections of $6.64 billion dollars are $278 million higher than the…
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By:
Guest
February 26, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Kent Olson is Professor of Economics Emeritus at Oklahoma State University
Over the past decade, the Oklahoma legislature enacted several measures that reduced the top bracket rate of the individual income tax from 7 percent to 5.25 percent, and more…
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By:
David Blatt
February 25, 2014 // Updated: May 1, 2019
During this year’s State of the State address, Gov. Mary Fallin expressed strong support for doing away with traditional defined benefit pension plans for new hires within the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) in favor of 401k-style defined contribution…
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By:
David Blatt
February 19, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Once again this session, proponents of cuts to Oklahoma’s top income tax rate are arguing that cutting taxes will lead to higher tax revenues, basing their position on the notion that Oklahoma’s tax collections rose after the state cut taxes…
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By:
Guest
February 17, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Annie McKay is Executive Director of the Kansas Center for Economic Growth (KCEG). This post previously appeared on the KCEG blog.
Ever since Kansas enacted substantial income tax cuts in 2012 and 2013, we have eagerly awaited the prosperity and…
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By:
David Blatt
February 13, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
The average Oklahoman would get just $29 from Governor Mary Fallin’s proposed income tax cut, while one-quarter of the total benefit would go to the wealthiest 1 percent of households, according to a new analysis prepared by the Institute for…
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By:
Guest
February 10, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Dan Rickman is Regents Professor of Economics and Oklahoma Gas and Electric Services Chair in Regional Economic Analysis at Oklahoma State University. This is a revised version of a brief published by the Scholars Strategy Network, of which he is…
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By:
Guest
February 7, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
JeVonna Caine,one of OK Policy’s 2013-14 Research Fellows, is pursuing a Masters of Public Health in Health Administration and Policy from the OU Health Sciences Center, while also working at the State Department of Health in the Health Planning &…
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By:
David Blatt
February 5, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
With state agencies and schools still struggling to climb out of deep budget holes from the last recession, Governor Mary Fallin’s FY 2015 Executive Budget proposes even deeper cuts that could seriously harm our families and our economy.
With initial…
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By:
Gene Perry
February 3, 2014 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Oklahoma Policy Institute released the following statement in response to Governor Fallin’s 2015 state budget proposal:
Oklahoma already faces a difficult challenge this year to balance the budget without harming important services. Governor Fallin’s proposed budget takes a bad situation…
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