Lawmakers do deserve a pat on the back for passage of the first legislative state tax increase in 28 years. Educators and public employees deserve praise for applying pressure to get the two parties to reach a compromise and ultimately put up the votes to approve the revenue package. With that said, Chicken-Fried News has […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Private records
State agencies are looking for ways to restrict the public’s access to records and even charge for them.
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Oklahoma House Democrats hold a budget hearing to prepare for a special session
Oklahoma House Democrats hold a budget hearing to prepare for a special session on the heels of the state Supreme Court reviewing legal challenges on revenue bills.
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Chicken-Fried News: Ideal budget
The governor said the not ideal budget bill was not ideal days before it passed, and other lawmakers agreed.
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Todd Stone joins OKC Council, weighs in on bonds, MAPS, other city initiatives
“I am really interested in seeing streets get a shot in the arm,” Stone told Oklahoma Gazette during a recent interview in his office at City Hall.
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OKC leverages federal dollars to expand affordable housing options
The new federal budget plan puts those funds — and the revitalization they bring to the metro — in jeopardy.
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Chicken-Fried News: High taxes?
Experts say legalizing marijuana in Oklahoma won’t fix budget problems but it couldn’t hurt them.
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Cover Story: Chicken-Fried News year in review and predictions for 2017
CFN looks back on 2016 and makes predictions about what Okies will get up to in 2017.
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Civic engagement groups prepare for the next legislative session
Together Oklahoma and Let’s Fix This, Oklahoma! work to engage citizens in government.
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Voters consider education tax and review lottery promises
State Question 779 would bolster education funding with a 1 percent rise in sales and use tax.