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The House this week came together with the Senate and the governor to announce a historic education funding package.
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Sen. Tom Coburn’s Book
Read moreMultiple reports have shown that Oklahoma has been among the nation’s top states for net in-bound domestic migration starting in 2020, and a new report indicates that trend has continued into 2023.
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VIEW from behind the plow
Read moreGov. Kevin Stitt’s decision to veto legislation reauthorizing the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (OETA), the state’s Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) entity, has drawn national attention and prompted much pearl-clutching from his critics.
Read moreTax cuts do not cause infl ation. The claim that they do, made by the Oklahoma Policy Institute (OPI) in a recent article, was put on my radar because it was retweeted by state Senator Julia Kirt (D-Oklahoma City). The article stated, “[i] f anything, pouring more money into the economy in the form of across-the-board and untargeted tax cuts would likely make inflation worse.” This claim lacks sound economic reasoning and is inconsistent with the rest of OPI’s tax and budget proposals.
Read moreOklahoma Council of Public Affairs President Jonathan Small recommends state-tribal compacts that are set to soon expire be renegotiated to maximize state benefit and transparency.
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