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Alliance for Oklahoma's Future TABOR Website
For the most comprehensive and updated TABOR resources and information, inlcuding factsheets, presentations and the Colorado TABOR video, visit the Alliance for Oklahoma's Future TABOR Website
  • Alliance for Oklahoma's Future TABOR Website

    TABOR: Analysis and Research
    Below find information and analysis of the so-called Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, a misnamed program that would impose rigid spending caps on the state budget. This program has already led to severe budget shortfalls in Colorado, a state that adopted the program in 1992.

  • Ten Things You Should Know About TABOR     [NEW]
  • Who's Paying for TABOR?     [NEW]
  • La Verdad sobre TABOR     [NEW]
  • Oklahoma Tabor Plan Fails to Fix Fatal Flaws of Colorado's Law
  • SCORESHEET: Oklahoma's TABOR No Improvement on Colorado's
  • The Real Story Behind TABOR (Video)
  • Fact Sheet: TABOR is a Formula For Disaster
  • Fact Sheet: TABOR and Higher Ed
  • Fact Sheet: TABOR and Health Care
  • Fact Sheet: TABOR and Seniors
  • Secretary of State - Petition Language and Official Documents on SQ 726
  • A FORMULA FOR DECLINE: Lessons from Colorado for States Considering TABOR
  • CAP/CPC Study: What Would TABOR Mean for Oklahoma?
  • CBPP: TABOR Background and Resources
  • Bell Policy Center: TABOR's Impact on Colorado - subject-specific factsheets
  • CBPP: Public Services under TABOR in Colorado
  • CBPP: The Flawed Population Plus Inflation Formula
  • TABOR Analysis and Resources from the Bell Policy Center

    TABOR: News Releases and Updates
    Below find News Releases and information updates on TABOR from Community Action Project's Public Policy department as well as other organizations.

  • AP Survey: Most OK Legislators Oppose TABOR (Mar. 26, 2006)     [NEW]
  • Against TABOR/SQ 726? Add Your Name     [NEW]
  • Oklahomans Urged Not To Repeat Colorado's Failure - Press Release (Feb 2006)     [NEW]
  • TABOR...Still Wrong for Oklahoma (Press Release, Dec. 19, 2005)
  • Group Opposing TABOR Will Mount Legal Challenges to SQ 726 Petition (Press Release, Dec. 19, 2005)
  • So-Called Taxpayer's Bill of Rights is Proven Failure; Only State to Enact TABOR Just Voted to Suspend It (Press Release, Nov. 2, 2005)
  • TABOR 2.0 Still a Formula For Disaster in Oklahoma (Press Release, Oct. 25, 2005)
  • Statement: TABOR Initiative Will Sacrifice People and Communities for Political Ideology (Press Release, Sept. 21, 2005)

    SQ 726: Key Documents

  • Business and Civic Leaders Launch TABOR Legal Challenge     [NEW]
  • Campaign Finance Report: $1 Million in Out-of-State Dollars to Boost Out-of-State Idea     [NEW]
  • Formal Filings for SQ 726 (includes full petition language)     [NEW]

    TABOR: News Coverage
    Below find news articles and editorials on TABOR from both local and national news outlets.

  • The Oklahman Opposes TABOR (Feb 5, 2006)     [NEW]
  • TABOR: Petitions Get Early Approval; More than 299,000 signatures are certified, but the process is far from over (Tulsa World, Jan. 25, 2006)
  • A Closer Look at TABOR (Tulsa World, Dec. 25, 2005)
  • Tax Limits Debates Loom in Kansas, Oklahoma (The Bond Buyer, Dec. 23, 2005)
  • TABOR Petitions Taken to Secretary of State (Tulsa World, Dec. 20, 2005)
  • TABOR Organizers Plan to Deliver Signatures (Associated Press, Dec. 19, 2005)
  • Editorial: Don't Sign (Tulsa World, Dec. 16, 2005)
  • AG Issues Warning that Signatures Gathered Illegally Are Invalid (Dec. 14, 2005)
  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Donors (Urban Tulsa, Dec. 14, 2005)
  • Precinct Worker Fired in Petition Dispute (Tulsa World, Dec. 14, 2005)
  • Editorial: Foolish Plan (Tulsa World, Dec. 14, 2005)
  • TABOR Aid From Out of State (Tulsa World, Dec. 13, 2005)
  • Outside Groups Pay to Influence Oklahoma Taxes (Oklahoman, Dec. 12, 2005)
  • TABOR Petition Worker Arrested (Tulsa World, Dec. 10, 2005)
  • Editorial: Too Burdensome: Boren Speaks Against TABOR (Tulsa World, Dec. 1, 2005)
  • Brogdon Still Pushing Taxpayer Bill of Rights (Journal Record, Dec. 1, 2005)
  • Boren: TABOR is an 'Abomination' (Tulsa World, Nov. 30, 2005)
  • OU Students Warned About Petition (Oklahoma Daily, Nov. 30, 2005)
  • Don't Repeat Colorado's Mistake (Oklahoman, Nov. 6, 2005)
  • State's TABOR Prospects Slide (Oklahoman, Nov. 3, 2005)
  • Colorado Voters Back Suspending Tax Refunds (Associated Press, Nov. 2, 2005)
  • Backers Firm on Tax Law Change: Proponents of TABOR Proposal See No Reason to Sweat Colorado Vote (Tulsa World, Nov. 3, 2005)
  • Think Tanks Differ on TABOR Interpretations (Journal Record, Nov. 3, 2005)
  • Politicians Slow to Stake Out Positions on Taxpayer Bill of Rights (Associated Press, Oct. 31, 2005)
  • Taxpayer Bill of Rights Proposal is Leaving Local Legislators Unsure (Enid News & Eagle, Oct. 30, 2005)
  • Taxpayer Bill of Rights Debated (Oklahoman, Oct. 26, 2005)
  • Colorado TABOR Vote Looms (Tulsa World, Oct. 23, 2005)
  • Policy Organization Warns Against TABOR (Journal Record, Oct. 20, 2005)
  • Taxpayer-Rights Bill Called Risky (Tulsa World, Oct. 19, 2005)
  • States Eyeing Colorado Spending Limit (Washington Times, Oct. 9, 2005)
  • Editorial: Fool's Gold: Proposed TABOR is Risky (Tulsa World, Sept. 25, 2005)
  • Limits Sought on State Spending (Tulsa World, Sept. 21, 2005)

    Anti-TABOR Blogs
    Oklahoma bloggers have stepped up to help share information and reveal the truth about TABOR. Visit these sites!

  • EssentialOkie
  • Okiefunk