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Oklahoma Policy Institute Issue Budget Shortfall Brief: “Sky Is Falling…Again!”

We’re sure the OK Policy Institute fulfills a critical need by informing the public on state budget issues, but each press release they send out – even before they changed their name – offers the same doom and gloom predictions. Same material different dates. Here’s an excerpt from the latest release touting their new budget brief:

“Before wielding the axe to implement deep budget cuts that would harm the state’s economy and threaten essential public services, policymakers should be attentive to other options, including the state’s $600 million Rainy Day Fund and the potential availability of more than $2 billion in state fiscal relief as part of the economic stimulus package being considered by Congress,” said David Blatt, OK Policy’s Director of Policy.” Read more…

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