By: Tyler Parette
March 10, 2016 // Updated: March 17, 2016
By Kimberly Jackson
TULSA — The Governor and Republican leaders want Oklahoma to tap into the Rainy Day Fund, to help schools and prisons survive budget cuts, for the last part of this fiscal year.
The fund would provide $78… Read more [More...]
By Kim Morrison
Legislation proposed this year to authorize daily fantasy sports contests could strike a blow to Oklahoma education funding as well as tribal gaming exclusivity.
The Oklahoma Fantasy Contests Acts, HB 2278 and SB 1396, would legalize the… Read more [More...]
By: Tyler Parette
March 8, 2016 // Updated: March 17, 2016
By Doktor Zoom
Republicans in Oklahoma’s House of Representatives are apparently sick and tired of Florida and Maine being the shittiest to their poor people. So by an overwhelming majority, the Oklahoma House voted last week to kick 111,000 single… Read more [More...]
By: Tyler Parette
March 4, 2016 // Updated: March 17, 2016
By Sidney Lee
The Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services told state agencies to prepare for an additional 4 percent cut of their annual state allocations.
This comes a few months after state agencies took a 3 percent cut.… Read more [More...]
By Josh McBee
(Screenshot)
As the 2016 Oklahoma legislative session advances, the Republican-controlled House has advanced at least two bills of note so far.
HB 2665: Low-income Oklahomans face loss of health coverage
Rep. Doug Cox (Provided)
The first involves… Read more [More...]
By: Tyler Parette
March 3, 2016 // Updated: March 17, 2016
By Jessica James
A new student organization is empowering college students to make the changes they want to see in their communities by teaching them how to conduct policy research and possibly write legislation.
The Roosevelt Institute is a national,… Read more [More...]
By: Tyler Parette
February 23, 2016 // Updated: February 29, 2016
By Sarah Stewart
OKLAHOMA CITY – Some religious leaders in Oklahoma are working to defeat a bill they say gives payday loan companies more authority.
The federal government is set to enact stricter standards on these types of businesses.
Before… Read more [More...]
By: Tyler Parette
February 21, 2016 // Updated: February 29, 2016
By Casey Smith
Cushing may be home to less than half of a percent of Oklahoma’s total population, but the city with just fewer than 8,000 residents is arguably more important to the energy industry than any other point in… Read more [More...]
By: Tyler Parette
February 19, 2016 // Updated: February 25, 2016
By Sally Asher
Oklahoma public schools have dodged the $19 million budget cut projected by the state.
State officials found $43.8 million in a dedicated source of income for public schools: the 1017 Fund, or the Education Reform Revolving Fund,… Read more [More...]
By: Tyler Parette
February 18, 2016 // Updated: February 25, 2016
By Warren Vieth
The National Rifle Association is exempt from the sales tax in Oklahoma. The American Civil Liberties Union is not.
Organizations promoting the preservation of wild ducks and turkeys get a sales tax break. Groups promoting different wildlife,… Read more [More...]
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By Doktor Zoom
Republicans in Oklahoma’s House of Representatives are apparently sick and tired of Florida and Maine being the shittiest to their poor people. So by an overwhelming majority, the Oklahoma House voted last week to kick 111,000 single… Read more [More...]
By Josh McBee
(Screenshot)
As the 2016 Oklahoma legislative session advances, the Republican-controlled House has advanced at least two bills of note so far.
HB 2665: Low-income Oklahomans face loss of health coverage
Rep. Doug Cox (Provided)
The first involves… Read more [More...]
