Articles
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Budget & Tax
It’s time to modernize Oklahoma’s sales-tax structure
Modernizing Oklahoma’s sales tax structure will help create a more well-balanced tax environment and will make it easier to end Oklahoma’s reliance on the income tax.Curtis Shelton | August 10, 2022
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Education
High per-pupil funding has little impact on Oklahoma teacher pay
A review of public-school districts with some of Oklahoma’s highest per-pupil funding shows that extra cash doesn’t automatically translate into better pay for teachers, nor does it prevent educator shortages.Ray Carter | August 10, 2022
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Education
Lankford seeks education vouchers for students
U.S. Sen. James Lankford has filed federal legislation that would take unspent federal COVID funds and use the money to pay private-school tuition for low-income children who suffered COVID-learning loss due to prolonged public-school closures.Ray Carter | August 9, 2022
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Education
Some public schools have elite-prep-school funding, not results
Oklahoma’s per-pupil funding for public schools typically ranks low in 50-state comparisons. But significant local property-tax bases have allowed several dozen Oklahoma districts to achieve dramatically higher per-pupil funding levels.Ray Carter | August 9, 2022
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Education
Poll: Oklahoma voters underestimate how much is spent on education
Oklahomans believe public school funding is too low—until they are told how much we actually spend.Brandon Dutcher & Curtis Shelton | August 9, 2022
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Budget & Tax
Panasonic lessons can provide clarity
Transformational policy reforms and not corporate welfare hold the keys to creating an Oklahoma where Oklahomans can thrive.Jonathan Small | August 8, 2022
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Education
News 9/News On 6 survey finds support for school choice
A new survey of likely Republican voters in Oklahoma shows very strong support for school choice.Brandon Dutcher | August 4, 2022
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Budget & Tax, Good Government
Oklahoma state savings reach historic level
Gov. Kevin Stitt says record-high savings means the Oklahoma government can now provide tax relief.Ray Carter | August 4, 2022
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Budget & Tax
Lankford, other Republicans warn against tax increase
U.S. Sen. James Lankford and other Republican lawmakers warn that a proposed tax-and-spend package recently unveiled by Democrats, the “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022,” will hammer U.S. manufacturing and cause consumer prices to surge even amidst historic levels of inflation.Ray Carter | August 4, 2022
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Budget & Tax, Education
Administrative spending soars at largest Oklahoma school districts
A state watchdog agency found that administrative spending is growing at a faster pace than instructional spending in the Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Putnam City, and Lawton school districts, but not in Broken Arrow or Jenks.Ray Carter | August 3, 2022