Articles
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Budget & Tax
Bill would lavish state subsidies on Hollywood
A newly filed House amendment would provide up to $50 million in annual state subsidies to Hollywood filmmakers at a time when many filmmakers are attacking election-security efforts in other states.Ray Carter | April 20, 2021
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Budget & Tax, Education
A flood of federal dollars for education
The federal bailout is estimated to provide more than $1.7 billion to Oklahoma’s K-12 and higher education systems.Curtis Shelton | April 13, 2021
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Budget & Tax
Beware the flood of federal dollars
The long-term impact of Biden's “American Rescue Plan” could have may be the biggest threat to Oklahoma.Curtis Shelton | April 8, 2021
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Budget & Tax
What drives income tax revenues: Tax rates or economic growth?
A 2007 tax cut has shown the benefits of reducing Oklahoma's income tax.Curtis Shelton | April 6, 2021
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Budget & Tax
Oklahoma tax credits not uncommon
Using the tax code to influence behavior has been common at all levels of government for decades, and Oklahoma is no exception.Curtis Shelton | April 6, 2021
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Budget & Tax
Beware the bailout
The Oklahoma state government is expected to receive $2.1 billion in bailout funding, but that money comes with a catch.Jonathan Small | April 5, 2021
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Budget & Tax, Education
Price tag for ‘fully funded’ schools: another $2.1 billion?
Democrats, teacher union officials and allied groups have staunchly opposed even minor education reforms this year, arguing that lawmakers should instead “fully fund” traditional public schools.Ray Carter | April 1, 2021
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Budget & Tax, Education
‘Ghost student’ bill clears final hurdle, signed by governor
Legislation that would reduce payments to schools for students they do not teach won Senate approval and was quickly signed into law by Gov. Kevin Stitt.Ray Carter | March 31, 2021
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Budget & Tax, Education
Many rural schools gain when ‘ghost students’ eliminated
A new Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA) analysis shows that more than half of schools, the majority of which are rural districts, would have received increased funding this year if their share of state appropriations was based on current-year student enrollment.Ray Carter & Curtis Shelton | March 30, 2021
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Budget & Tax, Economy
Stitt considering expansion of ‘Skills to Rebuild’ program
An Oklahoma career tech superintendent who created a 2020 program to help retrain mid-career adults displaced by the pandemic wants to take that successful program statewide.Mike Brake | March 26, 2021