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From spending to performance to tobacco, time for better transparency
Recently lawmakers participated in an interim study to consider ways to improve the operation and transparency of the state budget proce...
State tax collections continue to climb
General Revenue Fund collections in October grew at double the rate of the previous month -- and exceeded the official estimate by nearl...
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...
An idea for controlling Oklahoma government spending
With government spending already at an all-time high, Oklahoma’s political leaders decided this year to spend even more money. Regrettab...
Oklahoma policymakers learning how to expand the reach of government
As my colleague Jonathan Small has repeatedly pointed out, and as my colleague Tina Korbe noted recently in The Washington Times</em...
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...
Defense cuts could cost Oklahoma 16,000 jobs
The state of Oklahoma stands to lose 8,000 defense-related jobs (and a total of 16,000 jobs) if the U.S. Congress fails to reverse a $50...
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...
With your bucks, legislators buy membership in big-government lobby...
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...
Earmarks are unconstitutional
President Obama recently said he opposes the elimination of congressional earmarks because, "done right, earmarks have given legislators...
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.
