Governor closes out 2016 legislative session
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin signed the 2017 fiscal year budget bill (Senate Bill 1616) into law. She also signed another bill and vetoed…
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City agrees with sales tax rebate for incoming furniture store
The City of Guthrie and Galleria Furniture, Inc. have agreed to a developer agreement, which will provide the incoming furniture a sales tax rebate.
Logan County United Way golf tournament a success in year one
The Logan County United Way held their first golf event last week and witness a great turn out.
Elimination of textbook funds has districts scrambling, delays textbook adoption
OKLAHOMA CITY — The state Legislature’s elimination of all funds designated for school textbooks has forced the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) to recommend…
Commissioner Doak declares earthquake insurance market “noncompetitive”
OKLAHOMA CITY – Commissioner John D. Doak informed insurance companies that sell earthquake policies in Oklahoma that the earthquake insurance market is noncompetitive. The order…
Rankings put Oklahoma among best states for property tax rates, state and local taxes
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma ranked No. 2 in property taxes and No. 10 in state and local taxes in recent rankings from CQ Press.
DHS statement on passing of state fiscal year 2017 budget
The Department of Human Services released a statement following the passage of the upcoming State budget.
Rep. Murphey: Voting no on the State budget
Recent legislative efforts for new taxation, coupled with the expansion of the Legislature’s own appropriated budget, remind me of a presentation I gave several years…
Breakdown of Oklahoma’s 2017 fiscal year budget agreement
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin, Senate President Pro Tempore Brian Bingman and House Speaker Jeffrey W. Hickman today reached a 2017 fiscal year budget…
Oklahoma tax collections fall short in April by nearly 13 percent
OKLAHOMA CITY — Although April General Revenue Fund (GRF) collections missed the estimate by 12.8 percent, further midyear reductions to agencies remain unlikely.
Insurance Department offering one-on-one help with earthquake insurance in Guthrie
OKLAHOMA CITY – People in the Guthrie area can get their earthquake insurance questions answered by an expert at a free event. The Oklahoma Insurance…
Health and Human Services Agency Directors unite behind Medicaid programs
Oklahoma City —The Directors of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, The Department of Human Services, and the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services…
DHS forewarns providers, employees of potential service cuts, rate reductions, layoffs
Oklahoma City—The Oklahoma Department of Human Services informed its employees and contractors today of the agency’s estimated $100 million state dollar shortfall ($150 million total…
State: March GRF receipts above estimate
OKLAHOMA CITY — General Revenue Fund collections in March exceeded the estimate for the first time since July 2015.
Guthrie schools will need to cut $1.5 million from next year’s budget
Assuming the State of Oklahoma does have any additional budget failures, the Guthrie school district is expected to see a reduction of $1.5 million in…
State agency announces $13M cut from operating budget
Another Oklahoma state agency announced more than 73,000 Oklahomans will lose some access from the state-funded service due to the ongoing revenue failures for the…
DHS announces $25M budget cuts from revenue failure
The Oklahoma Department of Human Services outlined budget cuts in response to the second revenue failure which amounts to nearly $25 million state dollars that…
Gov. Fallin signs supplemental funding for schools, prisons
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today signed two measures that will tap nearly $80 million from the state’s Rainy Day Fund.
House approves $78M from emergency fund to help schools, prisons
Despite some opposition from Democrat members, the Oklahoma House approved $78 million from the state’s Rainy Day Fund to boost funding for public schools and…
February GRF receipts miss estimate by 18%
OKLAHOMA CITY – February General Revenue Fund (GRF) collections missed the estimate by 18 percent, the farthest margin below the estimate so far this fiscal year.