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...
by Jason Lawter | Sep 13, 2021 | Blog
When the Okies left Oklahoma and moved to California, it raised the I.Q. of both states. -Will Rogers In late 2019 the Oklahoma Department of Commerce started a campaign to convince California-based companies in Oklahoma’s key industry sectors to move to Oklahoma....
by Jason Lawter | Jul 7, 2021 | Blog
The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest possible amount of feathers with the smallest possible amount of hissing. – Jean-Baptiste Colbert Around 20 years ago Oklahoma had the idea to be on the cutting edge of commercial...
