Authors
Curtis Shelton
Policy Research Fellow
Curtis Shelton currently serves as a policy research fellow for OCPA with a focus on fiscal policy. Curtis graduated Oklahoma State University in 2016 with a Bachelors of Arts in Finance. Previously, he served as a summer intern at OCPA and spent time as a staff accountant for Sutherland Global Services.
Recent Articles
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Budget & Tax
‘Tis the season for state agency wish lists
Oklahoma state agencies are asking for $854 million more than they got last year.Curtis Shelton | December 17, 2024
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Budget & Tax
Oklahoma losing high-income earners
Since 2012 Oklahoma has lost 158 returns with an adjusted gross income of over $200,000. This resulted in a net loss of $652 million in income.Curtis Shelton | December 11, 2024
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Judicial Reform
Kauger’s annual retirement is $161,112
Supreme Court Justice Yvonne Kauger will retire on December 1. Her annual retirement benefit is $161,112.Curtis Shelton | November 21, 2024
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Education
Oklahoma’s public-school staffing surge raises eyebrows
How much of Oklahoma’s public school spending is eaten up in administrative overhead?Curtis Shelton | November 18, 2024
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Budget & Tax
Migration data show Oklahoma losing taxpayers under age 35
Oklahoma has been gaining taxpayers from the rest of the country—but has been losing out on taxpayers under the age of 35.Curtis Shelton | October 8, 2024
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Health Care
A look at work-comp loss costs
Oklahoma’s work-comp reforms were having their intended results.Curtis Shelton | September 17, 2024
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Judicial Reform
Oklahoma Supreme Court has been dismantling work-comp reform
The Oklahoma Legislature enacted comprehensive workers’ compensation reform, but the Oklahoma Supreme Court has been rolling it back.Curtis Shelton | September 6, 2024
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Budget & Tax
A look at Oklahoma CareerTech spending
Adjusted for inflation, state appropriations to Oklahoma CareerTech are lower than they were two decades ago.Curtis Shelton | August 30, 2024
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Budget & Tax
A look at Oklahoma mental-health spending
In his continuing blog series on spending trends at Oklahoma's largest state agencies, OCPA's Curtis Shelton looks at the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS).Curtis Shelton | August 7, 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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