Taking a closer look at the FY2024 state budget

After an extra-long summer of special session, lawmakers put the finishing touches on the Fiscal Year 2024 budget. We're sharing OK Policy's annual analysis and highlights of the approved state budget, because as a taxpayer and resident, you deserve to know. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Having trouble viewing this email? View it in your web browser ​ Dear Friend, It's that time again! After an extra-long summer of special session, lawmakers put the finishing touches on the Fiscal Year 2024 budget. And, for now, that budget has been signed, appealed, and finalized. I've linked below OK Policy's annual analysis and highlights of the approved state budget, because as a taxpayer and resident, you deserve to know!   FY 2024 Budget Highlights OK Policy's Budget Analysis What good things happened this session? We saw some promising efforts to level the playing field for everyday Oklahomans in the areas of housing, health care, and education. Through our housing coalition, OK Policy worked with lawmakers to advance HB 2109 that would protect tenants from unfair landlord retaliation and successfully pass HB 2792 that modernizes eviction summons to plain, understandable language. Through our CoverOK coalition, OK Policy and partners helped Gov. Stitt to see value in extending maternity coverage from 60 days to 12 months as well as 12 months of continuous eligibility for children under 19. In addition, teachers gained some much overdue salary increases and paid maternity leave! While the "school choice" vouchers that were wrapped into that bill package are concerning, the Legislature capped the tax credit to prevent further erosion of public education funding.  DONATE We entered this legislative session in February dreading promised across-the-board tax cuts, and the anticipated fallout for vital state services. You can see in our budget analysis that much of that concern was mitigated. Although lawmakers often craft the budget behind closed doors, we all have a say in the bills that lead to those budget considerations. Thanks to pressure from OK Policy and our partners, the legislature finally funded some county-level services dictated by voters in the passage of State Question 781 over seven years ago.  Oklahomans also raised their voices in response to OK Policy's advocacy alerts. Nearly 1,000 advocates made more than 42,000 connections with their elected officials to uphold Native American sovereignty, as well as SB 669 and HB 2114 that aimed to extend eligibility for drivers' licenses to all taxpayers to help make our roads safer. OK Policy is on your side and working to ensure that our elected officials have the data and information they need to make decisions in the best interest of everyday Oklahomans. We need your help to continue our work this year and every year! Your generous gifts fund the trusted research, thorough policy analysis, and statewide collaborative outreach that is helping Oklahoma to become the state we know it can be. Thank you for believing in Oklahoma through your support of the Oklahoma Policy Institute. Sincerely, Shiloh Kantz, Executive Director Oklahoma Policy Institute DONATE Contact Oklahoma Policy Institute 907 S. Detroit Ave. #1005 | Tulsa, Oklahoma 74120 918-794-3944 | info@okpolicy.org Connect with us: Unsubscribe or Manage Your Preferences