Boren Leading Coalition For SQ On Tax Increase For Education
Coalition forming for $0.01 sales tax to fund education
By William W. Savage III, Editor in Chief
OU President David L. Boren is helping form a coalition of business and civic leaders that will push a statewide initiative petition to propose a $0.01 sales tax increase to voters.
The state revenue generated would specifically fund education.
Called “Oklahoma’s Children — Our Future,” the group is still seeking committee members, according to an e-mail from Boren obtained by NonDoc.
“It would raise approximately $615 million per year,” Boren’s e-mail said in estimation of a $0.01 statewide sales tax increase.