Updates from the state Capitol – Corporate, personal income tax cuts included in $8.3 billion state budget
Once fully implemented, the tax cuts would eliminate an estimated $280 million in annual tax revenue for the state.
Kayla Branch May 13, 2021
Once fully implemented, the tax cuts would eliminate an estimated $280 million in annual tax revenue for the state.
Kayla Branch May 13, 2021
Some lawmakers said they weren’t willing to use the budget as a lever to stop managed care.
Kayla Branch May 12, 2021
On the heels of the pandemic and amid concerns about the millions of dollars in education funding that would have to be replaced, Senate Republicans have halted plans to cut taxes.
Kayla Branch May 5, 2021
Lawmakers pushed through two bills as part of Republican backlash to voter mandates on Medicaid expansion, medical marijuana and criminal justice reform.
Kayla Branch Clifton Adcock March 24, 2021
Oklahoma has $289 million in rental assistance and grants as a federal moratorium on evictions draws to an end.
Kayla Branch March 21, 2021
Lawmakers say they won’t allow tax restructuring to impact education funding, but the bills are continuing through the legislative process without details on how money now dedicated for schools will be replaced.
Kayla Branch March 8, 2021
Lawmakers say they are trying to address instances of violence or extreme disruption, but activists believe lawmakers instead chose to criminalize those who already feel targeted by police.
Kayla Branch February 15, 2021
After five years of sweeping policy changes led primarily by voters in the state’s metropolitan areas, the Republican-controlled Legislature is poised to make substantial revisions to the initiative petition process during the 2021 legislative session.
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