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Oklahoma is facing a tight budget year. What’s driving the squeeze?

📉 Grocery tax repeal
💵 Private school voucher costs
🏥 Federal funding cuts

Now lawmakers are eyeing the Rainy Day Fund to keep services running, while some push for tax cuts for the wealthy. 🤯

#OKLeg #OKBudget #RainyDayFund
April 15, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Ever wonder how we get to estimate for state taxes? Great overview happening now in the Appropriations meeting.
#oktaxes #okbudget

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February 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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In recent years, Oklahoma has twice enacted triggered tax cuts that have significantly threatened budget stability. Lawmakers were subsequently forced to overturn those triggered cuts.

It appears this session that they want to touch that hot stove again. ♨️

#TaxCuts #OKLeg #OKBudget #ProtectRevenue
You shouldn’t have to touch a hot stove twice: Triggered tax cuts are bad for Oklahoma - Oklahoma Policy Institute
Automatic triggered tax cuts provide little to no financial relief for low- and middle-income families, jeopardize the state's fiscal health, and limit investment in Oklahoma's already underfunded pub...
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May 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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👉 Read the latest #CapitolUpdate from Steve Lewis.
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Oklahoma destined to remain poor state without investments (Capitol Update) -
It is almost certain those running our state are making a serious mistake with the $340 million tax cut passed by the legislature last week. The best evidence of that is the debate made by the chairma...
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May 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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More info:
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Legislative Democrats to host Capitol Conversations | Oklahoma Senate
OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate and House Democrats want to hear from the public at upcoming events at the state Capitol. These public forums will focus on education, the state budget, and bill filing, as well...
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August 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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A rushed budget protected the status quo and left a real school-fix plan off the table. Oklahoma didn’t run out of money. It ran out of willingness to debate better priorities.
👉 Read more about the budget details at wlangdon.substack.com #OklahomaPolitics #OKBudget #PublicSchools #EducationReform
April 13, 2026 at 3:23 AM
wclangdon.bsky.social
Oklahoma is being sold a “tax-cut reserve” that sounds responsible — but isn’t.
A reserve can smooth downturns, not replace permanent revenue. The math doesn’t lie.
👉 Read more on other OK tax and economic policies at wlangdon.substack.com #OKLeg
#OKBudget#TaxPolicy#PublicFinance#OKPolitics
February 7, 2026 at 4:44 AM
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Oklahoma’s budget squeeze didn’t come out of nowhere. Federal cost-shifting, flat revenues, and misplaced priorities are colliding — and the numbers show why cutting food and health programs isn’t the answer.
👉 Read more about policy issues at wlangdon.substack.com #okbudget #OKPolitics
February 6, 2026 at 2:51 AM