Articles
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Energy
Critics warn bill will hike electricity rates
Oklahoma’s electricity rates, once among the nation’s cheapest, have increased dramatically in recent years. Critics warn a bill recently approved by the House Utilities Committee may make things worse.Ray Carter | February 28, 2024
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Education
Oklahoma teacher empowerment bill wins strong support
Teachers would be free to choose whether to pay union dues, rather than having school districts handle that process before the teacher receives his or her paycheck, under a bill approved by a Senate committee.Ray Carter | February 27, 2024
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Budget & Tax
With grocery-tax reduction signed into law, focus turns to income tax
Within minutes of Gov. Kevin Stitt signing into law repeal of the state portion of the state-local sales tax on groceries, he and House Speaker Charles McCall sent a message: There’s still more work to do on taxes.Ray Carter | February 27, 2024
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Education, Law & Principles
Treat bill aids homeless children; Democrats oppose
Legislation tweaking Oklahoma’s parental choice tax-credit program has advanced from a Senate committee. But one Democrat questioned why homeless children were being offered the opportunity to benefit from the program.Ray Carter | February 26, 2024
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Higher Education
OSU students can be disciplined for ‘incorrect pronoun usage’
Some of OSU’s policies are sadly typical of the campus insanity seen nationwide.Jonathan Small | February 26, 2024
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Budget & Tax
Oklahoma House continues to focus on income-tax repeal
For the second time in two weeks, members of a state House committee have advanced legislation to gradually eliminate Oklahoma’s personal income tax.Ray Carter | February 26, 2024
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Law & Principles, Good Government
At CPAC, McCall touts Oklahoma school choice, tax cuts
Addressing one of the nation’s largest gatherings of political conservatives on Feb. 23, House Speaker Charles McCall touted Oklahoma’s record as a leader on school choice and a model of fiscal governance where tax cuts are prioritized in policymaking.Ray Carter | February 23, 2024
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Budget & Tax
Legislation would put Oklahoma taxpayers at risk
Proposed legislation would undo Oklahoma’s historic pension progress and put taxpayers at risk.Curtis Shelton | February 23, 2024
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Budget & Tax, Law & Principles
OCPA praises House action on income taxes
OCPA President Jonathan Small issued the following statement following passage by the House Rules Committee of HB 2949, which would provide income tax relief for working Oklahomans.Staff | February 22, 2024
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Budget & Tax, Law & Principles
Oklahoma House committee advances pro-growth tax cuts
Members of an Oklahoma House committee overwhelmingly approved a significant income-tax cut paired with a new tax on wind energy and voted to put the income tax on the path to full repeal.Ray Carter | February 22, 2024