Bryan_Chan / Flickr Oklahoma was one of the country’s biggest abusers of prescription medications last year, news that comes after several years of budget cuts that have reduced state treatment programs. Dramatic TV news coverage can make it look like methamphetamine is Oklahoma’s biggest drug problem. But Terri White, Commissioner of the state Department of [...]
While Oklahoma voters like the idea of state-funded financial incentives for private companies, they’re less certain about the success of the state’s “premier” jobs creation program, according to a survey commissioned by Oklahoma Watch. The SoonerPoll.com survey polled 587 likely voters in July and August. The poll showed that 34.6 percent of those surveyed said [...]
A tax credit designed to help eastern Oklahoma coalminers has become a money machine for dozens of insurance companies, according to a report filed by Oklahoma Watch. The transferable tax credit has also reduced state tax revenue by more than $60 million over the last eight years, the nonprofit investigative journalism outfit reported in a [...]
Most Oklahomans are unfamiliar with the hundreds of tax credits, exemptions, deductions and incentives on the state’s books, according to a poll commissioned by nonprofit investigative journalism outfit Oklahoma Watch. The SoonerPoll.com survey, which polled 587 likely Oklahoma voters, showed that 61 percent weren’t familiar with the 480 tax incentives listed in the state’s tax [...]
Oklahoma’s tax credit for energy-efficient homes is in the crosshairs of a legislative task force looking for tax breaks to eliminate. The incentive was enacted in 2005 and provides up to $4,000 to home builders who meet certain efficiency standards when constructing new homes that are 2,000 square feet or less. The homes must be [...]
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