OKLAHOMA CITY – Commissioner John D. Doak informed insurance companies that sell earthquake policies in Oklahoma that the earthquake insurance market is noncompetitive. The order…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma ranked No. 2 in property taxes and No. 10 in state and local taxes in recent rankings from CQ Press.
The Department of Human Services released a statement following the passage of the upcoming 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…
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 CITY — Although April General Revenue Fund (GRF) collections missed the estimate by 12.8 percent, further midyear reductions to agencies remain unlikely.
OKLAHOMA CITY – People in the Guthrie area can get their earthquake insurance questions answered by an expert at a free event. The Oklahoma Insurance…
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…
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…
OKLAHOMA CITY — General Revenue Fund collections in March exceeded the estimate for the first time since July 2015.
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…
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…
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…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today signed two measures that will tap nearly $80 million from the state’s Rainy Day Fund.
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…
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.
In a news conference on Wednesday afternoon, Oklahoma state legislative leaders, along with Gov. Mary Fallin, announced an agreement to withdraw $78 million from the…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today proposed using the state’s savings account, the Rainy Day Fund, to partially offset last week’s deepened budget cuts…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today applauded the Oklahoma House of Representatives for passing a bill that would free up about $125 million annually…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Today, after the Oklahoma Board of Corrections monthly meeting in Oklahoma City, Corrections Director Joe M. Allbaugh and Corrections Board Chairman Kevin…