Average gasoline prices in Tulsa have risen 13.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.78/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 321 stations in Tulsa. Prices in Tulsa are 5.8 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 6.9 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price…
As inflation continues to make it harder for Americans to manage payments on loans and lines of credit, WalletHub has released its latest report on the Cities with the Most People in Financial Distress. This report highlights where financial struggles are most severe across the country. WalletHub analyzed the 100 largest cities without data limitations…
When Gov. Kevin Stitt announced that he wants to cut the state’s personal income tax from 4.75 percent to 4.25 percent this year, some officials scoffed. House Democratic Leader Cyndi Munson of Oklahoma City dismissed the tax-cut proposal, saying the state is projected to have $300 million less revenue this year than last year. Senate…
Committees in both the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the state Senate have advanced bills that would move school-board elections to the November ballot to dramatically increase voter participation. House Bill 1151, by state Rep. Chris Banning, R-Bixby, would shift school board elections to June and November from the current February and April election dates….
Did recent income-tax cuts result in a deficit for Oklahoma’s state government? Let’s look at the evidence. Over the last 20 years, Oklahoma state government revenue has grown by 51 percent when accounting for population growth and inflation. At the same time, the state reduced its income tax by 32 percent, from a top rate…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Reps. Chris Banning, R-Bixby, Rob Hall, R-Tulsa, and Mark Tedford, R-Jenks, commented on the recent delay in releasing the state audit of Tulsa Public Schools (TPS) and its management of federal relief funds, calling for greater transparency. “I find it unfortunate and deeply frustrating that Tulsa Public Schools delayed the audit findings,”…
(Oklahoma City) – Oklahoma senior citizens, caregivers, and those interested in matters affecting aging Oklahomans are invited to the State Capitol for Senior Day on Monday, March 3. Attendees will have the opportunity to share ideas, needs and concerns with their state lawmakers, visit with organizations and state agencies to learn about services for older…
Financial literacy is more than a buzzword – it’s a key part of building economic security, yet many Americans still lack a strong understanding of it. According to the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center (GFLEC) Personal Finance Index, U.S. adults correctly answered only 48% of the questions in 2024, on average. Without a solid grasp…
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — As pastors speak and pray with their congregations, they say they’re also keeping persecuted Christians around the world in mind. More than 9 in 10 U.S. Protestant pastors (93%) say their church has engaged in at least one of six ways to bring attention to Christians suffering persecution within the past year,…
While colleges are typically perceived as dominated by left-wing faculty, a common stereotype holds that Democrats are particularly common in the humanities fields while more ideological diversity is present in the hard sciences. But a recent review shows that Oklahoma’s two major universities hire few Republicans in any field, including those within the science, technology,…