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Virtual Reagan Wall
To view the messages Oklahomans posted to the Reagan Wall, click through the interactive presentation below. If you would like to submit...
Is Increased Spending Oklahoma’s Default Setting?
With credit to Oklahoma Congressman Tom Cole, who recently compared the current struggle over the federal budget to a five-act drama, it...
Fighting apparent ‘law of nature,’ OK group finds budget savings
OKLAHOMA CITY – Every year, the assumption among planners in most of state government is that public spending must increase over time....
FY-2014 Proposed State Budget
The Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA)’s proposed state budget this year focuses on funding core functions of government. This bu...
Debunking 'Progressive' Myths
The U.S. economy has recently suffered its deepest and most prolonged recession since the Great Depression. The fundamental causes of th...
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I’ve lamented before that, just as President Barack Obama is the biggest government spender in world history, Oklahoma’s current political leaders are the biggest government spenders in state history. Indeed, according to the venerable Tax Foundation, Oklahoma led the nation in government-spending growth over the past dec...
Yesterday, OCPA released its FY-2014 Budget Book, which contains our recommendations for the state’s appropriated budget for the upcoming fiscal year. It’s a budget that respects your family budget by focusing spending on core services and allowing for a modest tax cut that does not increase the tax burden for any Oklahoman. ...
“The entire premise of a market economy is that individuals, possessing better knowledge of their affairs, can allocate labor and capital far more effectively than any government,” Andrew Spiropoulos writes in his latest column. “A government must tax to pay for those public goods that benefit everyone. A wise government take...
In a column published on Sunday in The Oklahoman, I discussed the continued growth in state spending (in particular, the skyrocketing growth of Oklahoma’s Medicaid budget) and the fact that tax cuts aren’t hurting growth in spending. Some highlights:Spending has grown every year since 2001—in spite of two recessionsDespite a ...
Recent news that Maine Governor Paul LePage has chosen to discontinue Maine’s membership in the National Governors Association (NGA) should encourage policy makers. Governor LePage has said that using the principles of zero-based budgeting and evaluating what Maine receives in return for the expense is what led him to cancel ...
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OCPA releases FY-2014 budget book
During a press conference at the state Capitol, OCPA released a state budget that respects your family budget. Read the budget here: http...
Advancing Liberty, Advancing Oklahoma
Get up to speed on the phase out of Oklahoma's income tax and witness freedom moving our state forward.
State Budget Update
Last week, OCPA released a list of ways to reduce state spending. This week, Legislators released their list. In an interview, fiscal pol...
How to Save $2 Billion
This week, OCPA held a press conference at the state Capitol to show Oklahoma's leaders how to achieve $2 billion in savings for taxpayer...
Remembering Reagan: Patrick B. McGuigan
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CapitolBeatOK editor Patrick B. McGuigan recalls his most affirming moment working with President Ronald Rea...
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