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Updated May 18, 5:20 p.m.Two bills regarding a teacher pay raise in the Oklahoma House were apparently a mistake. The Tulsa World’s Randy Krehbiel…
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Voters across Oklahoma went to the polls on Tuesday for mostly local elections, including a series of sales tax initiatives in both northeast and central…
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The National Rifle Association is exempt from the sales tax in Oklahoma. The American Civil Liberties Union is not.Organizations promoting the…
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The 90-day window for supporters to gather more than 120,000 signatures in support of a sales tax increase for education officially opened…
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Four stories that were trending or generated discussion online or on KGOU’s social media platforms during the past week.Sales Tax Proposal Would Help…
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Jason McMullen taught in Oklahoma for 12 years before he finally decided to move to Arkansas. When he left, his salary was $41,000. His wife was a teacher…
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Buried deep in the Oklahoma tax code is a sales tax exemption for railroad spikes. Once it got hammered into place, it never budged.The tax break was…
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A proposed penny sales tax increase for education would push Oklahoma to the top of list of states with the highest combined state and local sales taxes,…
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House Speaker Jeff Hickman says he expects next year's state budget gap to be even higher than the $611 million shortfall lawmakers faced when crafting…
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University of Oklahoma President David Boren’s proposed penny sales tax for education reflects a fundamental shift in the way the state is paying for…