Articles
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Budget & Tax
Biden’s tax hikes, spending spree would cause harm
Though the U.S. is nowhere close to becoming Venezuela, what is happening there should be a cautionary tale for the Biden administration.Curtis Shelton | October 21, 2021
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Budget & Tax
Tesla moving to no-income-tax Texas
Elon Musk’s announcement to move Tesla’s headquarters to Texas shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. It is yet another in a long line of firms, including Hewlett Packard, Oracle, and Musk’s own SpaceX, that have moved to Texas.Curtis Shelton | October 13, 2021
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Budget & Tax
Public education money goes to private companies—again
Oklahoma City Public Schools recently made a change in how the district finds substitute teachers, the Oklahoma City Free Press reports.Curtis Shelton | October 7, 2021
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Budget & Tax
Hern rips Biden giveaway to ‘activist-journalists’
Buried within the various spending proposals being floated by the Biden administration and congressional Democrats is one that would allocate $1.3 billion to provide federal subsidies for newspapers.Mike Brake | October 2, 2021
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Budget & Tax
Don’t fall into the federal money pit
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 will send $3.5 billion to the state of Oklahoma. Counties and municipalities get a share of $1.3 billion. The use of funds is restricted to responses to the Covid-19 pandemic, whether directly health-related or in response to negative economic impacts.Curtis Shelton | September 27, 2021
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Budget & Tax
Biden tax plan points up the need for Oklahoma reform
Massive tax increases proposed by President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats provide another reminder of the need for state tax reform in Oklahoma.Curtis Shelton | September 20, 2021
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Budget & Tax
Cuomo’s retirement is $50K, but these Oklahoma pols are paid more
Embattled New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned in August in the throes of a sex scandal. His tawdry behavior didn't stop him from filing for retirement benefits that will pay him $50,000 annually for the rest of his life.Curtis Shelton | September 2, 2021
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Budget & Tax
National debt threatens citizens’ futures, experts say
In the past year, federal deficit spending and associated national debt have exploded to previously unthinkable levels with ever-accelerating speed. That threatens the financial well-being of average citizens, experts warned during a recent Oklahoma City panel.Ray Carter | August 30, 2021
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Budget & Tax, Economy
To spur labor participation, remove the penalty on work
Oklahoma's unemployment rate has rebounded at a relatively faster clip than the rest of the country, but when it comes to the state's labor participation rate, the opposite is true.Curtis Shelton | August 11, 2021
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Budget & Tax, Education
Most schools get funding increase via ‘ghost student’ reform
A new report on "ghost students" confirms that the majority of districts will actually receive increased funding or face no change as a result of the law.Ray Carter | July 23, 2021