Articles
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Budget & Tax
A closer look at S&P’s bond rating downgrade of Oklahoma
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) downgraded Oklahoma government debt a notch.Jonathan Small & William Freeland | July 13, 2017
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Budget & Tax
An analysis and critique of the recent S&P bond rating downgrade of Oklahoma
Standard & Poor's (S&P) recent downgrade of Oklahoma state government debt should be considered with a healthy degree of skepticism.Jonathan Small & William Freeland | July 13, 2017
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Education
School choice and segregation
If you want to make sure schools are segregated, the quickest and easiest way to do it is to force families into schools based on their ZIP codes.Greg Forster, Ph.D. | July 12, 2017
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Budget & Tax
What drives income tax revenues: Tax rates or economic growth?
Oklahoma’s marginal personal income tax rate has been reduced to 5% from 5.65% in 2007. Over those ten years, revenue from the personal income tax has fluctuated.Curtis Shelton | July 10, 2017
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Budget & Tax
Income taxes & team success
Want to help the Thunder win an NBA championship? Eliminate the state income tax!Mike Brake | July 10, 2017
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Education
Oklahoma education spending continues to rise
The idea that public schools in the United States in 2017 are being starved of what they need to fulfill their task, given the history of public education funding, is more than a stretch.Byron Schlomach, Ph.D. | July 10, 2017
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Higher Education
Regents miss opportunity
The various boards of regents that govern Oklahoma’s colleges and universities have approved increases in tuition and fees for the coming academic year.Jonathan Small | July 7, 2017
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Budget & Tax
State policy rankings show where Oklahoma can improve
The interim between legislative sessions offers the opportunity to step back and consider the long-term policy direction of our state.Curtis Shelton | July 5, 2017
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Criminal Justice
An update on criminal justice reform in Oklahoma
As these measures show, policymakers are working to follow the direction set by voters with State Questions 780 and 781.Cody Ray Milner | July 5, 2017
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Higher Education
Heard it through the grapevine
One thing we should expect from government officials is a respect for basic arithmetic.Jonathan Small | June 30, 2017