Oklahoma ranked No. 26 in 2019 business climate index

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By Oklahoma Business Daily reports | Feb 3, 2019

Oklahoma finished at No. 26 among the 50 states in the Washington-based Tax Foundation’s analysis of how states’ tax systems affect their ability to attract and retain businesses.

Analysis: Oklahoma posts 7th lowest drop in food stamps participants

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By Oklahoma Business Daily reports | Jan 27, 2019

Oklahoma ranked No. 43 among 49 states and U.S. territories that saw reductions in food stamps participation, according to the latest numbers compiled by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Analysis: Oklahoma on track to tax online sales

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By Oklahoma Business Daily reports | Jan 25, 2019

Oklahoma is mostly compliant with a U.S. Supreme Court decision outlining how states can go about requiring online retailers to collect sales taxes on products sold within their borders, according to an analysis by the Washington-based Tax Foundation.

Analysis: Oklahoma posted 7th lowest sales tax burden per person in 2018

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By Oklahoma Business Daily reports | Jan 20, 2019

Among the 45 states that levy sales taxes, Oklahoma ranked No. 39 for its per-capita sales tax collections, according to a Tax Foundation analysis of 2018 tax numbers.

Oklahoma posted 35th highest corporate income tax in 2018

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By Oklahoma Business Daily reports | Jan 12, 2019

Among the District of Columbia and the 44 states that levy corporate income taxes, Oklahoma ranked No. 35 for the top tax rate on business revenues, according to a Tax Foundation analysis of 2018 tax numbers.

Analysis: Oklahoma posted 34th highest individual income tax rate in 2018

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By Oklahoma Business Daily reports | Jan 10, 2019

Oklahoma ranked No. 34 for its top individual income tax rate, according to a Tax Foundation analysis of 2018 tax numbers that tracked the District of Columbia and the 43 states that levy such taxes.

Oklahoma gets ‘C’ grade in analysis of states’ fiscal health

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By Oklahoma Business Daily reports | Jan 6, 2019

Oklahoma ranked No. 14 in a study of the state’s ability to pay all of its bills, including public employers’ pension benefits, according to a new ranking of the states’ fiscal health by Truth in Accounting (TIA).

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: We have a growing healthcare crisis in Oklahoma

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By Letter to the editor | Aug 13, 2018

When it comes to our seniors, the disabled, and the middle class we have a growing healthcare crisis in Oklahoma.

Farmers for Free Trade's ad campaign pits farmers against Trump's trade war

From Ohio Business Daily

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By Chandra Lye | Jul 26, 2018

Farmers for Free Trade has launched Tariffs Hurt the Heartland, an advertising campaign featuring true stories of how tariffs will damage the country’s agricultural base.