Articles
-
Budget & Tax
Income-tax cuts produce positive economic effects
Research on income-tax rates, coupled with Oklahoma’s own experience, shows that tax cuts can be a significant part of an economic plan.Curtis Shelton | May 8, 2023
-
Budget & Tax, Education
More than $1 billion spent outside funding formula
Public-education funding in Oklahoma goes beyond the state's funding formula.Jonathan Small & Curtis Shelton | May 2, 2023
-
Budget & Tax
Many states do not fund PBS
Mike Gonzalez, a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, says “NPR and PBS routinely air views that are stomach-churning to at least half of America.”Ray Carter | May 1, 2023
-
Budget & Tax, Education
Texas lawmaker undermines narrative on Oklahoma school spending
Texas teacher-pay levels and per-pupil funding are portrayed as far greater than in Oklahoma, freeing Texas school officials from the challenges facing their Oklahoma counterparts.Ray Carter | April 19, 2023
-
Budget & Tax, Education
Parental rights include ‘the right to genuine school choice’
Parents have the fundamental right to direct their children's education and upbringing — a responsibility that must be respected by policymakers.Brandon Dutcher | April 17, 2023
-
Budget & Tax
Stitt renews call for tax cuts
Noting state government has both record savings and revenue far exceeding what is required to maintain existing government services, Gov. Kevin Stitt has renewed his call for passage of major tax cuts this year.Ray Carter | April 14, 2023
-
Budget & Tax, Education
Oklahoma taxes and education spending
That means public education receives more than one-third of every tax dollar collected by the state.Curtis Shelton | April 14, 2023
-
Budget & Tax, Education
How much it costs to educate a child
In 2022, per-pupil expenses in Oklahoma were $12,967. That means the state determined it costs nearly $13,000 to educate a child every year.Curtis Shelton | April 11, 2023
-
Budget & Tax
Tax reform discussion advances in Oklahoma Senate
Saying passage of the bill sets the stage for discussion of broad tax reform, members of an Oklahoma Senate committee have approved legislation that would put the state on the path to eventually reduce the personal income tax to 2.75 percent.Ray Carter | April 11, 2023
-
Budget & Tax
Spotlight on taxes: property tax
Local property taxes are a great example of how, whether you bear the direct burden or not, taxation is felt by everyone.Curtis Shelton | April 5, 2023