Articles
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Budget & Tax
Oklahoma House votes to phase out income tax
Members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives have voted to phase out the state’s personal income tax.Ray Carter | March 25, 2025
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Education
Study: School choice doesn’t increase homeschool regulation
A study by researchers at Johns Hopkins University and the Texas Home School Coalition finds that the growth of school choice “does not appear to have negatively impacted homeschool regulation. In fact, homeschool regulation has decreased rather than increased over time.”Ray Carter | March 25, 2025
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Budget & Tax
Mississippi is phasing out its income tax
Mississippi’s political leaders have decided to get rid of the state income tax.Curtis Shelton | March 25, 2025
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Law & Principles
Lawsuit reform clears Oklahoma Senate, heads to House
Members of the Oklahoma Senate have passed legislation that would prevent “jackpot” awards in Oklahoma courts while still allowing victims to receive full payment for medical treatment and lost income.Ray Carter | March 24, 2025
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Law & Principles, Energy
Oklahoma’s anti-energy-discrimination law needs to be allowed to work
Legislation is being considered that would revise Oklahoma’s anti-ESG law in ways that would make the law less effective.Jonathan Small & Ryan Haynie | March 24, 2025
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Budget & Tax
Oklahoma falls further behind as Mississippi repeals income tax
The gap between Oklahoma and one of its state competitors became even greater this month as lawmakers in Mississippi voted to put their state income tax on a gradual path to elimination.Ray Carter | March 24, 2025
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma needs initiative-petition transparency
Who is opposed to initiative-petition transparency? A group running a petition to force Oklahoma to adopt a California-style election scheme.Jonathan Small | March 24, 2025
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Health Care
Oklahoma’s Medicaid expansion: A bad deal getting worse
Oklahoma’s Medicaid expansion could quickly break the state budget, has done nothing to benefit hospitals, and has failed to improve health outcomes. It’s time to place the repeal of Medicaid expansion before voters.Jonathan Small | March 20, 2025
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Budget & Tax
Income-tax elimination can boost budget stability
According to a new report, Oklahoma’s state government would experience more budget stability if the income tax is eliminated and the government instead relies more on existing sales tax collections.Ray Carter | March 20, 2025
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma Senate addresses employer liability issue created by Supreme Court
Seeking to correct a mess created by an Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling, members of the Oklahoma Senate have advanced legislation that would protect businesses from being sued by the employees of subcontractors.Ray Carter | March 19, 2025