Articles
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Budget & Tax
Amid strong revenue growth, Louisiana continues to cut income tax
Louisiana is leading the way with bold income-tax cuts and (un)surprising state-revenue gains.Curtis Shelton | May 14, 2025
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Budget & Tax
State businesses express growing concern about income tax
A new poll shows more Oklahoma business owners view state taxes as a challenge for growth and investment —with a strong majority supporting a gradual phaseout of the personal income tax.Ray Carter | May 13, 2025
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Budget & Tax, Economy
Standing still, falling behind: Oklahoma slips in economic-outlook ranking
Oklahoma has slipped in the latest “Rich States, Poor States” ranking as other states surge ahead with tax cuts.Curtis Shelton | April 30, 2025
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Budget & Tax
Oklahoma Senate committee advances new tax-reform plan
Members of the state Senate are considering legislation that would lower Oklahomans’ tax burden by eliminating several of the six current tax brackets in Oklahoma’s code.Ray Carter | April 29, 2025
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Budget & Tax
Iowa is cutting its personal income tax
Over the last five years, Iowa cut its top personal income tax rate from 8.98 percent to 5.7 percent.Curtis Shelton | April 24, 2025
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Budget & Tax
What Oklahoma could learn from Ohio’s tax-cut experience
Ohio’s experience with personal income-tax cuts gives us a glimpse of what could have happened here had Oklahoma not stalled out on its income-tax journey.Curtis Shelton | April 21, 2025
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Budget & Tax
State tax competition is fierce
Oklahoma’s tax on work and investment—the personal income tax—remains among the highest in the region and across the country. Fortunately, Oklahoma lawmakers are taking this problem seriously.Jonathan Small | April 21, 2025
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Budget & Tax
This state slashed its income tax, yet state revenues grew
North Dakota’s income-tax rate has been cut in half over the last two decades, yet state revenues grew by 245 percent.Curtis Shelton | April 16, 2025
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Budget & Tax
OCPA praises Senate passage of income-tax repeal
OCPA President Jonathan Small today praised members of the Oklahoma Senate for voting to put the state income tax on a gradual path to full repeal.Staff | April 11, 2025
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Budget & Tax
Oklahoma Senate votes to gradually eliminate state income tax
Members of the Oklahoma Senate have voted to gradually eliminate Oklahoma’s personal income tax. The measure is now only one vote away from the governor’s desk.Ray Carter | April 10, 2025