Articles
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Economy
Allow the free market to work
Well-intentioned policymakers often ignore the unintended consequences that follow government intervention. Let’s allow the free market to work.Ryan Haynie | March 13, 2025
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Judicial Reform, Economy
Oklahoma Supreme Court activism hits oil industry
Thanks to the Oklahoma Supreme Court, an untold number of contracts have been nullified and countless state businesses left with daunting potential legal liability.Jonathan Small | November 1, 2024
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Economy
Oklahoma among top states in job creation
A recent analysis found that Oklahoma has been among the nation’s top states for job creation since February 2020, the last pre-COVID month.Ray Carter | October 29, 2024
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Judicial Reform, Economy
Oklahoma legal climate impacts business growth, job opportunities
“Lawsuit abuse increases the costs of goods and services, including driving up insurance rates,” according to one national expert. “In Oklahoma, that amounts to an average annual ‘tort tax’ of approximately $934.73 per person.”Ray Carter | October 3, 2024
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Economy
Oklahoma needs to cut red tape
Oklahoma has 142,313 regulations on the books. In comparison, the nation’s least-regulated state (Idaho) has just 31,497 regulations in place.Jonathan Small | September 23, 2024
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Economy
Experts say corporate subsidies harm Oklahoma economy
Corporate welfare allows policymakers to ignore real problems, experts say, and often forces Oklahomans to pay higher taxes in order to subsidize businesses.Ray Carter | August 16, 2024
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Economy
No-income-tax states outpacing Oklahoma
IRS interstate migration data show that states with no personal income tax are outpacing Oklahoma, particularly when it comes to attracting higher-income individuals.Ray Carter | August 5, 2024
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Economy
People moving to Oklahoma bring $1 billion with them
Since 2019, people moving to Oklahoma have increased Oklahoma’s net adjusted gross income by more than $1 billion, based on Internal Revenue Service data.Ray Carter & Curtis Shelton | July 23, 2024
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Economy
Oklahoma among top 10 states for job creation
An attorney who moved from California to Oklahoma says the move has provided her family with a better life in a better environment. And they are not looking back.Ray Carter | June 12, 2024
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Budget & Tax, Economy
Oklahoma drawing Millennials, data show
Critics often claim that Oklahoma’s conservative policies will cause a mass exodus of people. But the facts keep proving these critics wrong.Ray Carter | April 9, 2024