Not content with exciting our readers with thrilling articles about open records policy, I thought it would be fun today to dive into another pulse-pounding topic – property taxes.
Earlier this week, The Oklahoman and News 9 reported on a push by Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt and state lawmakers to cap and lower property tax increases.
The proposal would essentially hand yet another large tax cut to their wealthy campaign donors, toss a few crumbs to middle-class homeowners, and screw over the poor by quietly laying the foundation for Oklahoma’s next state budget crisis.