To say that taxes are unpopular among Oklahoma conservatives is an understatement. If the past decade is any indication, Republicans here are willing to hold the line on this issue, even when it comes to educating the state’s children. Earlier this month, former Gov. Frank Keating and Larry Parman, former secretary of the commerce and […]
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Long before an estimated 30,000 teachers marched at the state capitol for 10 days in April, educators met with their state representatives and urged them to enact legislation that would increase school funding. Oklahoma was ranked one of the lowest in the nation for per-pupil spending and teacher pay, and the damning statistics could be […]
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Chicken-Fried News: To the rescue
Teachers, Restore Oklahoma Now has got your back. Oklahoma Taxpayers Unite!, the group backed by former U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, does not. The Coburn-endorsed group has likely been the cause of nightmares and sleepless nights for the state’s teachers. We at Chicken-Fried News can only imagine the number of teachers who wake up in a […]
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Chicken-Fried News: High-fives?
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: Taxing situation
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.
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Chicken-Fried News: Hero’s welcome?
Some of Oklahoma’s most influential people have banded together to form Step Up Oklahoma and fix the budget shortfall.
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MAPS 3 tax is anticipated to sunset with a $28.5 million surplus
The MAPS 3 tax is anticipated to sunset with a $28.5 million surplus.
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Without a state budget solution, funding cuts pose challenges for mental health consumers, their families and local agencies
Without a state budget solution, funding cuts pose challenges for mental health consumers, their families and local agencies.
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Chicken-Fried News: Letter heads
Some prominent former political figures have an opinion on how lawmakers should be spending the special session.
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Oklahoma City voters set a course for infrastructure development over the next decade with the passage of two sales tax initiatives and a bond issue
Oklahoma City voters set a course for infrastructure development over the next decade with the passage of two sales tax initiatives and a bond issue.