by Tyler Williamson | Dec 15, 2021 | Blog
Last week, the Oklahoman published an article discussing Governor Stitt’s increased use of a business incentive called the Quick Action Closing Fund. A recent 1889 blog addressed some of the fiscal pitfalls of the program (and other corporate welfare schemes like it),...
by Byron Schlomach | Dec 8, 2021 | Blog
Although Governor Stitt is politically conservative and has done a pretty good job so far of controlling the temptation to spend more money at the state level, there is one area where he appears to wish to considerably increase spending. The Governor is a staunch...
by Tyler Williamson | Oct 20, 2021 | Research
Oklahoma’s Quick Action Closing Fund Author Tyler Williamson Abstract This paper uses the five part test developed in Policymaker’s Guide to Evaluating Corporate Welfare to evaluate Oklahoma’s Quick Action Closing Fund. It finds that the fund is a...
by Jason Lawter | Oct 18, 2021 | Blog
[E]conomic growth doesn’t come from government spending or planning, but from the heart and soul of entrepreneurs –men and women who are willing to take risks, who brave failure to seek success on the frontiers of enterprise....
by Tyler Williamson | Oct 4, 2021 | Blog
The Stillwater City Council recently approved a $275,000 (RE)Investment Plan payment to assist with the development of a taproom for Stonecloud Brewing Company in downtown Stillwater. According to the Stillwater NewsPress, the building chosen for renovation (the old...
