On the third of February In his State of the State speech Our business-savvy governor Made a request quite inspired Let’s get money from state reserves To fund public education Instead of from casinos To prove their compacts expired He said, “One percent of the common education funding came from the state’s exclusivity fees on […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Banner year
Someone unfurled a banner bearing the governor’s face and the words Oklahoma State of Despair during Gov. Mary Fallin’s State of the State speech.
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Chicken-Fried News: Oklahoma nightmare
Let’s say you are an avid follower of Oklahoma politics but fell and hit your head when leaving the Capitol tunnel after Gov. Mary Fallin’s State of the State Address on Feb. 6. Let’s say the fall knocked you into a coma. More than four months later, you emerged from unconsciousness with questions burning in […]
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Chicken-Fried News: A Capitol story
Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb recently announced his resignation from Gov. Mary Fallin’s Cabinet.
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Chicken-Fried News: Multitasker
While fulfilling her many responsibilities, Gov. Mary Fallin found time to visit Oklahoma troops overseas.
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Oklahoma City loses millions in unreported online sales taxes
Legislative solutions are being sought to help states and municipalities recoup lost online tax revenue.
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Chicken-Fried News: Patron saint
After Fallin’s State of the State speech, David Boren called for a comprehensive funding plan and real changes to help Oklahoma’s schools.
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A coalition is reassessing how the state treats low-level offenders
Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform is working to change laws for low-level offenders in the state and better fund rehabilitation programs.
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Chicken-Fried News: Chart fever
Mary Fallin’s State of the State address featured a lot of charts about taxes.
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Looking ahead
Speaking before a joint session of the Legislature, Fallin touched on both accomplishments over the past few years as well as some of the initiatives and measures she hopes to implement over the coming year. Among the issues she hopes to see movement on this legislative session are:• a cut of the top state income […]