With growing opposition among lawmakers from both parties to an income tax-reduction plan rolled out by state leaders, Gov. Mary Fallin issued a statement urging legislators to pass it, because Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback signed a measure Tuesday reducing that state’s top income tax rate to 4.9 percent.
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">Quick passage of income tax reduction needed, says Fallin
May 22nd, 2012 · No Comments · Executive Branch, House, Senate
">House Joint A&B panel approves bond issues; chairman votes against two of three
May 22nd, 2012 · No Comments · House
Members of the House Joint Appropriations and Budget Committee voted in favor of bond issues for the Capitol Complex, Native American Cultural Center and the Oklahoma Popular Culture Museum, but panel Chairman Earl Sears voted for only one of them.
Tags: bond issues·Capitol building·Capitol Preservation Commission·Doug Cox·Earl Sears·Marie Price·Native American Cultural Cetner·Oklahoma Popular Culture Museum·POP Museum·Richard Ellwanger
">Income tax measure raises taxes, should go to vote of people, says Dorman
May 22nd, 2012 · No Comments · House
House Minority Caucus Vice Chairman Joe Dorman, D-Rush Springs, has circulated to House members proposed instructions to reject HB 3061, the leadership income tax-reduction measure. Dorman says the plan actually raises taxes for some Oklahomans, which means it should be subject to SQ 640. Under that provision in the Oklahoma Constitution, any revenue measure that [...]
Tags: income tax·Joe Dorman·Marie Price·reject·revenue raising measure
">State leaders announce $6.8 billion budget agreement they say leaves $32 million on table to fund income tax cut in FY 2013
May 21st, 2012 · No Comments · Executive Branch, House, Senate
Well, by day’s end Monday, after more than a half-dozen caucus meetings among Republicans and Democrats in both houses, state leaders announced agreement on the FY 2013 state budget, to the tune of $6.8 billion, about a $207 million, 3.13 percent increase over the current year. With some notable exceptions, it represents a standstill budget [...]
Tags: Brian Bingman·budget agreement·Clark Jolley·Earl Sears·Kris Steele·Marie Price·Mary Fallin·Sean Burrage