Articles
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Budget & Tax
Focusing the special session
There's a readily achievable solution to the budget shortfall that prompts the special session. It’s called cost avoidance, as in spending only on critical needs.Jonathan Small | September 22, 2017
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Budget & Tax
Budget background for special session
Entering the special session, state spending is at an all-time high, appropriations make up only one third of the budget, and Oklahoma's tax burden is already higher than historical benchmarks.Curtis Shelton | September 19, 2017
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Budget & Tax
Solving revenue volatility in Oklahoma
Tax volatility is not about changes in tax rates, but rather changes in the revenue base against which taxes are levied.Cody Ray Milner | September 18, 2017
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Budget & Tax
Kansas tax cuts were successful
The liberal media ignore the many successes of the Kansas income-tax cuts.Dave Bond | September 14, 2017
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Budget & Tax
Oklahoma state government spending is higher than ever
In discussions about taxes and state government spending in Oklahoma, some advocates insist that available funding has been slashed to the bone for important public services.Curtis Shelton & Dave Bond | September 14, 2017
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Budget & Tax
“Messaging” matters, so do facts
Representative Leslie Osborn claims Oklahomans are “tired of us doing things the way we’ve always done them.” This begs the question: what has the state been doing?Curtis Shelton | August 28, 2017
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Budget & Tax
Reaffirming common sense
Our common sense tells us to spend less than we have and not make commitments we’re unable to keep. Shouldn’t this same fiscal common sense apply to government just like it does to everyone else?Jonathan Small | August 25, 2017
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Budget & Tax, Education
Surplus funds at Statewide Virtual Charter School Board discussed
Possible uses for $2.7 million in surplus funds are under consideration by the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board.Jay Chilton | August 21, 2017
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Budget & Tax
Court upholds taxpayer protections
The Oklahoma Supreme Court today struck down the revenue provisions in Senate Bill 845 and, in so doing, upheld limits on legislative power that were added to the Oklahoma Constitution by voters a quarter century ago.Trent England | August 18, 2017
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Budget & Tax, Education
Oklahomans want school choices, want tax dollars to follow the child
Nearly two in three Oklahoma voters support using tax dollars to choose the public or private school which best meets their child’s needs.Brandon Dutcher | August 15, 2017