By:
David Blatt
October 23, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Oklahoma should eliminate tax breaks for the oil and gas industry that are no longer needed and are threatening the state’s fiscal stability by squeezing out resources for schools, roads, public safety, and other keys to long-term economic growth, according…
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A new issue brief makes the case that Oklahoma should eliminate tax breaks for the oil and gas industry that are no longer needed and are draining taxpayer funds.
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By:
David Blatt
October 15, 2012 // Updated: May 1, 2019
This year’s state budget provided no additional dollars for common education, even as total state appropriations grew by 3.2 percent. Over the past four years, state support for common education has fallen 11.4 percent while public school enrollment has grown…
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By:
David Blatt
October 10, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Earlier this year, while Oklahoma lawmakers were adjourning their legislative session without a final agreement on Governor Fallin’s top priority of cutting the income tax, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback was celebrating his state’s adoption of major income tax changes. Governor…
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By:
Gene Perry
October 4, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
[Update: A previous version of chart #1 incorrectly said 2011. The chart is based on 2009/2010 American Community Survey data.]
1) 44 percent of Oklahomans owed no federal income tax in 2010. The vast majority were workers, elderly, disabled, or…
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By:
David Blatt
September 11, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
This blog post was authored by Michelle Cantrell, a tax specialist residing in Tulsa
One of the six ballot measures facing voters this November is State Question 766, which asks Oklahomans whether the state should have the authority to tax…
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By:
Gene Perry
August 27, 2012 // Updated: May 1, 2019
In a recent blog post, we pointed out that while most core services have seen significant cuts in recent years, transportation has been spared. At a time when many state agencies were absorbing funding cuts of more than 20 percent,…
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By:
Gene Perry
August 20, 2012 // Updated: May 1, 2019
We’ve seen plenty of examples of cuts to our state’s core services in recent years, as well as chronic underfunding that is causing us to fall short of many of our common goals. One of the most dramatic examples is…
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By:
David Blatt
August 16, 2012 // Updated: May 1, 2019
This week’s announcement of General Revenue (GR) collections for the first month of the new fiscal year (FY 2013) provided mixed news for both overall collections and the performance of particular major taxes.
Overall GR in July was $382.7 million.…
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By:
David Blatt
August 15, 2012 // Updated: May 1, 2019
The past several years have put severe constraints on the state budget. State appropriations remain below their levels of four years ago. Many state agencies have absorbed funding cuts of over 20 percent, and most have been forced to cut…
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