What is the best course for strengthening Oklahoma’s economy and providing broad-based benefits for Oklahoma families?
Proponents of cutting or eliminating the state’s personal income tax claim that doing so will boost the state’s economy. However, as University of Oklahoma…
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This presentation was given by policy analyst Kate Richey, on 4/24/12 and discusses common myths surrounding poverty, data on people living in poverty in Oklahoma, and an overview of the structural barriers to moving up the economic ladder.…
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The deadline to file your federal income tax return (April 17th) is fast approaching. The Internal Revenue Service offers free tax help by computer, telephone, and in person. Free tax preparation sites sponsored by community organizations and staffed by volunteers…
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Gene Perry
April 4, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Elizabeth McNichol is a Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities specializing in state fiscal issues including methods of examining state budget processes and long-term structural reform of state budget and tax systems. This post originally appeared…
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By:
Gene Perry
April 2, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
This post is by OK Policy intern Emily Callen. Emily is a senior at the University of Tulsa, where she is pursuing a major in Biology and a minor in Economics. A longtime wonk-in-training, Emily has for years been boring…
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Oklahoma has the highest rate of households with very low food security in the nation; 7.5 percent of the state’s households reported being hungry at times during the year because they could not afford enough food. This six minute video…
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A bill to require TANF applicants to submit to and pay for a drug test, HB 2388, has passed the state House and now awaits consideration before two Senate committees. TANF stands for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and refers…
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This presentation was presented on March 14th, 2012 at an Oklahoma Assets forum on Closing the Racial Wealth Gap in Oklahoma.…
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Dr. Gobar will be visiting Oklahoma to present the results of her research in full. She will be speaking Wednesday night, March 15th at the Oklahoma City Memorial Museum and Thursday night March 16th at the Mayo Hotel in Tulsa. …
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An analysis of patterns of subprime lending and homeownership and foreclosures among people of color in Tulsa and Oklahoma City MSAs
Dr. Angela Gobar, Jackson State UniversityA research project of Howard University’s Center on Race and Wealth
Since the housing…
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