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Recent Articles

Statement: Oklahomans deserve to see the full budget process, not just the final result

April 2, 2026 // Updated: April 2, 2026

Statement from OK Policy Executive Director Shiloh Kantz: A state budget deal announced on April 1 raises a few eyebrows, but the real concern to Oklahoma taxpayers isn’t the timing — it’s the process. Once again, legislative leaders are keeping Oklahoma’s budget process among the least transparent in the nation. A handful of lawmakers have

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Property tax cuts aren’t the real driver of housing costs (Commentary)

March 31, 2026 // Updated: March 31, 2026

Oklahomans are frustrated by rising housing costs, but this session, lawmakers are targeting the wrong culprit. While property taxes are drawing most of the attention at the Capitol this year, the real cost surge — homeowners’ insurance — remains largely overlooked. Lawmakers should take a closer look before rushing to cut property taxes that fund

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Oklahoma’s property tax cap proposal raises equity concerns (Capitol Update)

// Updated: March 31, 2026

Property taxes are unpopular in Oklahoma. And an ill-advised initiative petition proposal, State Question 843, would eliminate property taxes on homesteads without replacing the funding for schools, cities, and counties. So, it’s not a surprise that House Speaker Kyle Hilbert, R-Bristow, and Senate President Pro Tempore Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, want to offer voters an alternative

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