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What happened at the Capitol this week? Oklahoma lawmakers are plugging away at a 2018 state budget--figuring out where the state’s money will come from…
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Bills in the Oklahoma legislature faced a major deadline Thursday: they had to pass in their chamber of origin to continue through the legislative…
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The Oklahoma legislature faces an approximately $880 million budget shortfall, and proposals to increase revenue have not gained traction. Meanwhile, the…
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State lawmakers are officially at the one-quarter point of this year’s legislative session after wrapping up four weeks’ worth of work.So far only one…
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Among the deluge of bills filed by state legislators in advance of the upcoming session are more than two dozen proposals to boost teacher pay.Teachers,…
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Oklahoma’s state superintendent is asking legislators to give schools more money next year. Joy Hofmeister is requesting an increase of $220 million in…
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A Republican lawmaker is calling for a tax increase, and a bill that would keep some further income tax cuts from happening.State Sen. Ron Sharp,…
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The State Board of Education released the newest A-through-F school report cards at Thursday’s board meeting.Overall, grades were down this year. This…
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Oklahoma leads the nation in education cuts based on per pupil spending, and those cuts are nearly double those of the next-closest state.A report out…
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As KGOU and KOSU began crafting ideas for our collaborative election project Oklahoma Engaged, we were interested in several forms of storytelling. This…