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OK gov. and legislators ponder next steps on state Medicaid program
Gov. Mary Fallin was for Medicaid expansion before she was against it.
Gov. Mary Fallin was for Medicaid expansion before she was against it.
Read More →OK government spending to jump at least $250 million
By Patrick B. McGuigan | Oklahoma Watchdog
OKLAHOMA CITY – A government dominated by conservative Republicans will increase spending by at least $250 million next fiscal year, if the plans of the governor and legislative leaders are sustained in the budget process.
At the state Capitol Blue Room, the widely anticipated spending increases were outlined Thursday.
As notable [...]
OK ‘workers comp, not lawyers’ comp’: Administrative reform nears passage
Legislation soon headed to Gov. Mary Fallin would make dramatic changes to the Sooner State’s workers’ compensation insurance system.
Read More →OK lawmakers, Gov. Fallin say income tax cut, workers’ comp reform likely
By Patrick B. McGuigan | CapitolBeatOK
OKLAHOMA CITY — Both a major change in state workers’ compensation insurance provisions and a moderate income tax reduction are within reach at the Oklahoma Capitol, top lawmakers say.
The items are key elements in the oft-stated conservative Republican agenda for the 2013 Legislature, which has seemed to be on shaky ground in recent weeks. With the clock ticking for the final weeks of this year’s deliberations, House Speaker
Read More →OK higher education officials tout economic impact, but critics doubt claims
Tenured professors and tax-financed researchers in higher education generally believe that public education spending is a “multiplier” — that is, that a dollar spent leads to much more than a dollar in economic activity.
ADDING IT UP: The State Chamber of Oklahoma says there is a nearly five-dollar “multiplier” for every taxpayer dollar spent on public higher education. The Center for College Affordability and Productivity (CCAP) says “maybe not.”
Not everyone agrees with that assumption.
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Oklahoma Watchdog
on May 23, 2013 at 10:35pm
Legislature passes funding measure for state tornado relief t.co/txKsU33tmz #prayforoklahoma #moore
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Oklahoma Watchdog
on May 23, 2013 at 11:35am
Nobody had to send a memo from the government. No one issued an edict to give. They just did. t.co/SJr7CTYJ7Z #moore #prayforoklahoma
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on May 22, 2013 at 2:45pm
Help pouring in as #Oklahoma tornado cuts water, blood supply t.co/dwD2BxhMGY
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Oklahoma Watchdog
on May 21, 2013 at 3:20pm
After the storm, a small voice t.co/jLDiC7Nqmw
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Oklahoma Watchdog
on May 20, 2013 at 7:55pm
#Oklahoma Museum maneuvers: Legislative leaders promote funding t.co/Oe4jE43QjZ #okpolitics
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Oklahoma Watchdog
on May 20, 2013 at 7:10pm
.@GovMaryFallin urges lawmakers to address health insurance issue t.co/RDj2R2kz4d via @NewsOK
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