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11/20/2009 11:27:00 AM Need for Immediate Budget Cuts Clear OKLAHOMA CITY (November 20, 2009) – The need for immediate reductions in state spending is clear-cut and Gov. Brad Henry needs to stop dragging his heels, a state lawmaker said today.
11/19/2009 9:02:00 AM State Could Save Insurance Costs through Wellness Initiatives OKLAHOMA CITY (November 19, 2009) – State employees could collectively save millions on insurance medical expenses through better use of prevention programs, according to experts.
11/17/2009 2:42:00 PM Study Shows Marketing Oklahoma Pays OKLAHOMA CITY (November 17, 2009) – The Oklahoma secretary of commerce told a House committee today that right now is the best time to market Oklahoma.
11/17/2009 2:10:00 PM Film Incentives Paying Off for Oklahoma OKLAHOMA CITY (November 17, 2009) – Oklahoma film incentives have generated significant returns for the state economy, lawmakers were told today.
11/17/2009 8:21:00 AM McCullough to File Workers Comp Reform Plan OKLAHOMA CITY (November 17, 2009) – State Rep. Mark McCullough will file legislation to overhaul Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation system to increase benefits for the injured while also driving down costs for employers.
11/12/2009 2:57:00 PM Multiple Approaches Needed to Reduce School Dropouts OKLAHOMA CITY (November 12, 2009) – The twin brother of a high school dropout addressed a House committee today regarding the need for the Legislature to improve graduation rates by streamlining testing and funding graduation coaches and school programs that would help them to stay in school.
11/12/2009 9:35:00 AM Study Finds Tribes, State Can Work Together on Roads, Bridges OKLAHOMA CITY (November 12, 2009) – The Oklahoma Department of Transportation director told a House committee that tribes have assisted the state with 39 projects over the last six years to the tune of $72 million for roads and bridges.
11/10/2009 2:40:00 PM House Speaker Comments on October Collections; Warns state could face billion dollar shortfall OKLAHOMA CITY (Nov. 10 2009) – "Our budget leaders are currently trying to determine the likely size of our state’s revenue shortfall for the current fiscal year, which is complicated by not yet knowing the revenue estimate for fiscal year 2011. We are working together in good faith to address the revenue hole as soon as possible in a fiscally prudent way," said House Speaker Chris Benge, R-Tulsa.
11/10/2009 1:19:00 PM Emerging Red Cedar Industry Could Prevent Wildfires, Save State Millions OKLAHOMA CITY (November 10, 2009) – Eastern red cedar trees are a menace to Oklahoma property and agricultural land, but also a crop, a group of red cedar harvesters and landowners told state Rep. Richard Morrisette today.
11/10/2009 9:59:00 AM Lawmaker Says It’s Time to Declare Revenue Failure OKLAHOMA CITY (November 10, 2009) – State Rep. Mike Reynolds today urged the director of State Finance and members of the State Board of Equalization to formally declare a "revenue failure" to "keep a bad budget situation from becoming worse."