Budget & Tax
Baseball star’s contract could save him a fortune in taxes
Curtis Shelton | December 14, 2023
Baseball star’s contract could save him a fortune in taxes
Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.
Budget & Tax Baseball star’s contract could save him a fortune in taxes
Shohei Ohtani's unique 10-year, $700 million contract with the Dodgers, featuring deferred payments of $68 million annually, significantly lowers his tax burden.
Curtis Shelton | December 14, 2023 Baseball star’s contract could save him a fortune in taxes Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. Higher Education, Law & Principles, Good Government Stitt takes aim at race-based discrimination in colleges
With a newly issued executive order, Gov. Kevin Stitt is seeking to downsize or eliminate “diversity, equity and inclusion” (DEI) offices and bureaucracy at Oklahoma colleges and to prevent state colleges from engaging in illegal discrimination.
Ray Carter | December 13, 2023 Stitt takes aim at race-based discrimination in colleges Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. Law & Principles Lawmaker says probation fees being diverted
State Rep. Justin Humphrey says fees imposed on individuals released from prison and placed on probation have not been used for oversight of those convicted criminals. Instead, he said the money is being diverted to other uses, and he has asked Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond to investigate.
Ray Carter | December 13, 2023 Lawmaker says probation fees being diverted Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. Education Robust demand fuels call for Oklahoma school-choice expansion
Applications for the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit program indicate demand for school-choice options in Oklahoma is among the strongest in the nation. In fact, demand is so robust that legislative efforts to raise or eliminate the current cap on the tax-credit program are now being endorsed by state leaders.
Ray Carter | December 12, 2023 Robust demand fuels call for Oklahoma school-choice expansion Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. Higher Education OU’s drag-queen spending this year exceeds $56,000
In less than one year, the University of Oklahoma has spent at least $56,000 on three separate drag-queen shows, according to documents obtained through open-record requests.
Ray Carter | December 12, 2023 OU’s drag-queen spending this year exceeds $56,000 Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. |
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