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.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today signed two measures that will tap nearly $80 million from the state’s Rainy Day Fund.
OKLAHOMA CITY — New and stronger academic standards for English language arts (ELA) and mathematics will take effect beginning in the 2016-2017 school year for…
OKLAHOMA CITY — State Senate and House leaders today amended and passed separate joint resolutions that approve the Oklahoma Academic Standards (OAS) for English Language…
“Please vote no! Thank you!” I stared at these five words, the only words in an email that someone had taken the time to send…
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…
The City of Guthrie debuted their first installment of the Roundup. The video segment features a question and answer session with Oklahoma Senator AJ Griffin…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak has requested that the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) no longer receive appropriated funds.
Legislation to help families get assisted outpatient treatment for adult relatives with mental illness before a situation reaches a crisis has been approved by the…
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.
By Governor Mary Fallin Special to Guthrie News Page I can still remember the late-night telephone calls. My mom worked for the Department of Human…
Two bills reforming parts of Oklahoma’s juvenile justice system won approval by the full Senate on Wednesday. Sen. AJ Griffin is the author of Senate Bills…
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…
Executive Director Mike Patterson told the Oklahoma Transportation Commission on Monday that the two revenue failures for State Fiscal Year 2016 have reduced the Rebuilding Oklahoma and Driver Safety…
OKLAHOMA CITY – More than half a million dollars has been returned to Oklahomans in just under a year with the Oklahoma Insurance Department’s Lost…
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…
As I write this article, state officials are responding to the seismic activity from two weeks ago. It appears that this effort will seek to…
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 – In the wake of yesterday’s declaration of a second General Revenue failure since December 2015, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Today, after the Oklahoma Board of Corrections monthly meeting in Oklahoma City, Corrections Director Joe M. Allbaugh and Corrections Board Chairman Kevin…
OKLAHOMA CITY — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister made the following comments today regarding the state of Oklahoma’s deepening budget cuts.