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More work, fewer resources: The ABLE Commission today has far fewer employees and a much smaller budget than it had it 1986, yet will be expected to process up to 3,000 new liquor licenses leading up to the law changes on Oct. 1.

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Alcoholmanac: ABLE Commission is prepared to issue licenses under new alcohol laws, but a small number of businesses are applying

Laura EastesMarch 16, 2018July 12, 2024

ABLE Commission is prepared to issue licenses under new alcohol laws, but a small number of businesses are applying.

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Chicken-Fried News: Cracking jokes

Gazette staffMarch 1, 2018May 25, 2023

State-funded agencies are bracing for yet another round of cuts so they aren’t broke by April.

Freshman lawmaker Rep. Collin Walke is pushing a series of bills this session intended to look out for working Oklahomans, based on the values of the Democratic Party. | Photo Laura Eastes

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Pay transparency, sick leave, raised minimum wage and more proposed by an OKC freshman lawmaker

Laura EastesFebruary 16, 2018May 17, 2024

A NW Oklahoma City Democrat lawmaker pushes an Oklahoma Values Package with legislation addressing paid sick leave, the minimum wage, pay equality and more.

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Chicken-Fried News: Taxing situation

Gazette staffFebruary 14, 2018November 6, 2023

No New Oklahoma Taxes, a group that wants the state to examine its spending more closely, formed five days after the Step Up Oklahoma plan was revealed.