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Budget & Tax
Income-tax-cut trend continues
Recent action in North Carolina and Louisiana continues the tax-cut trend seen across the country. Both states are making changes to their tax code by simplifying their income tax structures and reducing rates for both individuals and corporations.Curtis Shelton | November 23, 2021
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Budget & Tax
How much does Oklahoma spend?
Over the last 10 years, total state spending has grown by 1.5 percent. However, the share of state spending funded by the federal government has fallen more than 12 percent in that same time.Curtis Shelton | November 18, 2021
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Budget & Tax
Inflation means tough decisions ahead
A dollar just doesn’t go as far as it used to.Curtis Shelton | November 1, 2021
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Budget & Tax
Cherokee chief says no Oklahoma income tax for Indians
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr., said the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma significantly increases the number of American Indian citizens who may now be exempt from paying Oklahoma state income tax.Ray Carter | October 27, 2021
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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