Articles
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Budget & Tax, Good Government
Governor signs school choice, tax cuts
Governor Kevin Stitt has signed legislation that expands school-choice opportunities in Oklahoma and reduces taxes.Ray Carter | May 21, 2021
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Budget & Tax
Budget, tax cuts gain approval
Members of the Oklahoma Senate have provided final passage to the $8.8 billion state government budget, along with tax cuts.Ray Carter | May 21, 2021
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Budget & Tax, Education
School choice bill headed to governor
Members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives have passed a significant expansion of a school-choice program that has benefited thousands of low-income students, sending the measure to Gov. Kevin Stitt to be signed into law.Ray Carter | May 20, 2021
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Budget & Tax
House approves income tax cut
Members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives have voted to cut Oklahoma’s income-tax rate to a level that will make it one of the lowest in the country.Ray Carter | May 19, 2021
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Budget & Tax, Education
School choice clears Senate hurdle
A significant school-choice measure has won overwhelming approval from the Oklahoma Senate and is now one vote away from Gov. Kevin Stitt’s desk.Ray Carter | May 18, 2021
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Budget & Tax
Film rebate program is corporate welfare
Comparing the state’s film rebate program with Oklahoma’s Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship program can show the distinction between the a tax credit and a rebate.Curtis Shelton | May 18, 2021
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Budget & Tax, Education
School-choice measure clears budget committees
Legislation to significantly increase the size of a state school-choice program that helps children attend private schools has easily advanced from budget committees in both the House and Senate.Ray Carter | May 17, 2021
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Budget & Tax, Education
Budget plan includes tax cuts, school choice, and savings
Gov. Kevin Stitt and legislative leaders have announced a state budget agreement that cuts taxes for all Oklahomans, increases school-choice opportunities for families, and leaves state government with more than $1 billion in savings.Ray Carter | May 13, 2021
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Budget & Tax
Lottery tickets provide better return than film subsidies
Advocates of supersizing Oklahoma’s film-subsidy program to as much as $50 million annually say the program will provide significant economic benefit to Oklahoma.Ray Carter | May 11, 2021
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Budget & Tax, Health Care
House Medicaid plan ill-advised
House Republicans have voted to further boost the added cost by up to another $277 million per year.Jonathan Small | May 10, 2021