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Budget & Tax, Education
Official says some assessors shortchange schools, counties
Oklahoma teachers spent much of the spring at the state Capitol requesting increased school budgets. But even as they won massive statewide tax increases, many of their own home county assessors were likely failing to collect millions of dollars in local property taxes for education.Mike Brake | July 20, 2018
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Budget & Tax
June revenue collections set record high
June revenue collections reached record highs at $1.1 billion.Curtis Shelton | July 10, 2018
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Budget & Tax
Revenue going up according to Board of Equalization
The June meeting of the Board of Equalization certified $7.67 billion in state revenue, or $610 million more than the previous revenue certification in February.Curtis Shelton | June 29, 2018
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Budget & Tax
State pension benefits revealed
OCPA has expanded its data tools to include information on state retirement systems and total government finances.Curtis Shelton | June 26, 2018
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Budget & Tax
A look at the May economic report
The Oklahoma Treasurer’s Office released its monthly economic report this week highlighting May revenue collections.Curtis Shelton | June 21, 2018
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Budget & Tax
Scamehorn drama shines spotlight on film subsidies
Despite allegations of sexual impropriety on the part of John Scamehorn, the Oklahoma Film and Music Office does not plan to change eligibility guidelines for those receiving taxpayer rebates for films produced in Oklahoma, said chief information officer Leslie Blair.Stacy Martin | June 14, 2018
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Budget & Tax
Where Oklahoma state spending ranks
Oklahoma is often characterized as a low-tax state, but as OCPA has already shown, Oklahoma has not been a historically low-tax state. In fact, when data on total state spending are analyzed, Oklahoma comes in at 33 among the 50 states.Curtis Shelton | June 5, 2018
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Budget & Tax, Health Care
Shadow government spending
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) offers a radical example of dishonesty. But it is hardly unique among state agencies. Oklahoma’s entire state budget process is misleading.Trent England | May 30, 2018
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Budget & Tax
'Behavior change' company hired by TSET made millions from Obama Administration
In 2011 Rescue Social Change received a $5 million federal grant that it spent hosting events at bars, giving away free koozies, and even paying people cash not to smoke. The campaign, targeted at “hipsters,” was item number four in U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake’s 2015 Star Wars-themed Wastebook.Staff Reports | May 24, 2018
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Budget & Tax
Revenue collections ahead of the curve
Oklahoma’s economy has grown over the last ten months. That growth shows in state government’s revenue collections.Curtis Shelton | May 23, 2018