Articles
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Budget & Tax
Do tax rates matter?
Data collected by Bloomberg and by the group How Money Walks point to a trend in inter-state migration. States with low income-tax rates have, by and large, gained more adjusted gross income compared to states with relatively high income-tax rates.Curtis Shelton | June 25, 2019
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Health Care
New federal rule expands health insurance options
The Trump administration has finalized an executive rule change that could offer more health insurance options to millions of Americans.Kaitlyn Finley | June 24, 2019
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Health Care
Insurance Commissioner defends Trump health care effort
In a recent legal filing, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready pushed back against the efforts of Democratic politicians to outlaw insurance plans that are now making insurance coverage available to millions, including people in Oklahoma.Ray Carter | June 20, 2019
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Budget & Tax
Oklahoma increases film subsidies amidst calls for state’s blacklisting
Even as Oklahoma's political leaders cleared the path for millions of more taxpayer dollars to go to entertainment companies, one prominent actress has called for Oklahoma to be blacklisted.Ray Carter | June 19, 2019
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Health Care, Law & Principles
Court rejects Medicaid petition challenge
Making an apparent about-face from a similar ruling issued just a year ago, the Oklahoma Supreme Court found Tuesday that a Medicaid-expansion petition could proceed, even though its gist contained material several justices conceded was misleading to voters.Ray Carter | June 18, 2019
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Health Care
Federal judge could quash new health insurance options for Oklahoma small businesses
Kaitlyn Finley | June 18, 2019
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Economy
Tax cuts and economic growth
The debate over whether or not a tax cut will increase revenue misses the point. The purpose of a tax cut is to help grow the economy—and this is exactly what the Brad Henry-era tax cuts accomplished.Curtis Shelton | June 18, 2019
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Criminal Justice
Governor’s task force offers another chance at justice reform
Corrections-reform advocates didn't get all they wanted in the 2019 legislative session, but officials are hopeful that the 15-member RESTORE Task Force, created by Governor Kevin Stitt via an executive order, will have more success.Ray Carter | June 17, 2019
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Health Care
Will state spend millions to insure the already insured?
While supporters of Medicaid expansion tout it as a way to provide insurance to the needy, recent research and the experience of Louisiana suggest expansion would also involve Oklahoma government spending millions to provide taxpayer-funded coverage to people who already have private insurance.Ray Carter | June 13, 2019
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Budget & Tax
Film subsidy debate focuses on finances … and abortion
Though some suggest that film projects may land in Oklahoma as a result of recent pro-life legislation in Georgia, a national expert and some Oklahoma lawmakers are skeptical.Ray Carter | June 13, 2019