Articles
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Budget & Tax, Education
Free Market Friday: Win-win for education
Some Oklahomans were disappointed this year when state lawmakers gave common education a standstill budget. They say public education is not adequately funded; a standstill means per-student spending will decrease.Michael Carnuccio | July 24, 2015
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Budget & Tax
OCPA officials tout federal-funds transparency
In a recent column in The Journal Record, law professor Andrew Spiropoulos lauded a proposal which “requires state agencies to publicly report the amount and nature of the federal funding they receive and, most importantly, the conditions they accept in exchange for the money.”Brandon Dutcher | July 9, 2015
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Budget & Tax
Oklahoma Needs Federal-Funds Transparency
It’s time to expand federal funds transparency in Oklahoma so that policymakers and the public can have the best information about state agency use of federal funds and so that we can be better prepared to provide for core services of government.Tom Newell & Greg Treat | July 1, 2015
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Budget & Tax, Education
DHS program adjustments a step in the right direction
State legislators should shrink the Department of Human Services budget and enlarge your family budget: Redirect a portion of Oklahoma’s daycare subsidies toward a tax break for families with a parent at home.Brandon Dutcher | June 22, 2015
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Budget & Tax
Free Market Friday: There is no free lunch
An important piece of legislation this year, House Bill 1748, required Oklahoma state agencies to publicly report the amount of federal funding they receive and the strings attached to that money.Michael Carnuccio | June 11, 2015
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Budget & Tax
Free Market Friday: Strange priorities
Oklahoma’s legislative session has ended. Policymakers made policy changes that are significant, but passed a state budget that insults the reality Oklahomans face.Michael Carnuccio | May 29, 2015
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Budget & Tax
Free Market Friday: Taxpayers protected
While this year’s budget agreement was hastily announced and appropriates more than last year, most taxpayers can rest assured they likely won’t see any tax increases this year to pay for the fiscally irresponsible increased spending.Michael Carnuccio | May 22, 2015
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Budget & Tax
Free Market Friday: Strings attached
Government transparency is a good thing for citizens; luckily, both still have a fighting chance this session.Michael Carnuccio | May 15, 2015
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Budget & Tax
Is Government Too Small?
There is fat, plenty of it, to trim in state spending. There are conservative elected officials, plenty of them, working on the next state budget. Whether they have the Tom Delay Disease or not, we’ll soon find out.Trent England | May 5, 2015
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Budget & Tax, Agriculture
Unleashing Rural Opportunity in Oklahoma
In the long term, to maximize the economic-development impact of the ROZ and to establish the north-south corridor of processors, Oklahoma should continue to pursue a methodical, responsible phase-out of its income tax.Steve Anderson | April 8, 2015