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Ten steps for improving the state budget process
Since the 2011 legislative session, the number of those calling for improvement to the state budget process has grown. According to repo...
What is total state spending?
Total state spending is derived from a number of sources, with less than half of those sources directly appropriated by lawmakers. The “...
At a glance: Changes in state appropriations
State appropriations made by lawmakers are one portion of total state spending. The “FY-13 Oklahoma Budget Overview,” prepared for the c...
Clear thinking on public education's 'fixed costs'
When arguing against parental choice in education, members of the education establishment often raise the subject of “fixed costs.” If a...
What the last round of tax cuts teaches us: Lower rates, higher rev...
News that state tax revenues have maintained and experienced growth is indicative of the hard work of Oklahoma citizens. The state just ...
Festival-goers revel at taxpayers' expense
At an OCPA speech in Tulsa and in other venues, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels has said: "Never take a dollar from a free citizen through t...
Something fishy in the budget
At an OCPA speech in Tulsa and in other venues, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels has said: "Never take a dollar from a free citizen through...
Flap over funding youth expo not over
A total of $2 million in state government “pass through” funding for the Youth Expo has not yet been released, according to state Repres...
Governor says youth expo can keep its funding
OKLAHOMA CITY - Gov. Mary Fallin has rejected a state senator's call to block a $2 million transfer of state Agriculture Department fund...
Livestock show appropriation offers reason for Oklahoma taxpayers t...
THE Legislature has made strides in public transparency, but lawmakers continue to engage in budget practices that shield spending decis...
Lawmakers first reject, then pass $2 million for an Oklahoma Cit...
On the next to the last day of the legislative session, lawmakers rejected - then, a few hours later, approved - an appropriations bill ...
Federal interest payments soaring
In an earlier post on federal spending I pointed out that the federal government can't bail out the states forever. Today I want to t...
Oklahoma's stimulus trap
Is Brad Henry's eagerness for "free" money from Uncle Sam setting us up for more fiscal headaches?
2006 Oklahoma Piglet Book
OCPA and Citizens Against Government Waste today released the 2006 Oklahoma Piglet Book at a press conference featuring Sen. Tom Coburn.
