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Education choice for Oklahoma's future

Education choice for Oklahoma's future

Sat, Feb 05, 2011 12:12 PM CST

House Speaker John Boehner marked “National School Choice Week” by inviting families from the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship program to th...

Oklahoma Attorney General challenges federal healthcare overhaul

Oklahoma Attorney General challenges federal healthcare overhaul

Fri, Jan 21, 2011 10:52 AM CST

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt filed a legal challenge Friday against federal health care overhaul legislation...

Counterpoint: A matter of perspective

Counterpoint: A matter of perspective

Thu, Jan 06, 2011 03:50 PM CST

According to our friends at the Oklahoma Policy Institute, Oklahoma “will face prolonged constraints on the state budget.” They say ...

Fallin to consider budget cuts, agency changes

Fallin to consider budget cuts, agency changes

Mon, Dec 27, 2010 08:59 AM CST

All options — including agency cuts and savings through reducing duplication and increasing efficiencies — will be considered when deali...

Board to certify revenue growth, scheduled income tax rate cut

Board to certify revenue growth, scheduled income tax rate cut

Mon, Dec 20, 2010 09:03 AM CST

A scheduled reduction in state income tax rates now seems likely, as tax receipts have boosted state government’s General Revenue income...

Brownback announces nominations for several cabinet positions

Brownback announces nominations for several cabinet positions

Tue, Dec 07, 2010 09:16 AM CST

TOPEKA – Governor-elect U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback gave the first glimpse of what his administration will look like Tuesday.

Kan. gov.-elect names 5 to Cabinet

Kan. gov.-elect names 5 to Cabinet

Tue, Dec 07, 2010 09:08 AM CST

TOPEKA, Kan. -- Kansas Republican Gov.-elect Sam Brownback named two legislators to his Cabinet on Tuesday and chose a consultant for th...

Oklahoma House panel looks at loophole for teachers

Oklahoma House panel looks at loophole for teachers

Wed, Oct 20, 2010 10:23 AM CDT

Legislation is needed to stop retired teachers or teachers who take a leave of absence to work for a union or association from continuin...

OCPA finds teacher retirement fund issues

OCPA finds teacher retirement fund issues

Tue, Oct 19, 2010 10:28 AM CDT

Local leaders are urging for change over, what they say, are retirement benefits being given to the wrong people. The Oklahoma Council o...

Oklahoma lawmakers study retirement loophole

Oklahoma lawmakers study retirement loophole

Tue, Oct 19, 2010 10:26 AM CDT

An Oklahoma lawmaker on Tuesday said she planned to file legislation to close a loophole in the state's teacher retirement system, which...

The coming explosion of Oklahoma’s pension bomb

The coming explosion of Oklahoma’s pension bomb

Thu, Oct 14, 2010 10:32 AM CDT

There are significant problems in Oklahoma’s two largest pension systems. Some of the problems in the Oklahoma Teachers Retirement Sy...

Oklahoma's teachers retirement system woefully underfunded

Oklahoma's teachers retirement system woefully underfunded

Mon, Jul 12, 2010 10:45 AM CDT

The retirement fund for Oklahoma public school teachers is one of the most underfunded plans of its type in the nation even though it re...

Teacher pension fund in danger despite gains

Teacher pension fund in danger despite gains

Mon, Jul 12, 2010 10:41 AM CDT

The retirement fund for Oklahoma public school teachers is one of the most underfunded plans of its type in the country, even though it ...

Survey: Teachers retirement system underfunded

Survey: Teachers retirement system underfunded

Mon, Jul 12, 2010 10:37 AM CDT

The retirement fund for Oklahoma public school teachers is one of the most underfunded plans of its type in the nation even though it re...

Legislation helps special needs students in Oklahoma

Legislation helps special needs students in Oklahoma

Thu, Jul 01, 2010 10:48 AM CDT

GUTHRIE — At the end of the Oklahoma legislative session in May, Oklahoma took a giant step in improving the educational opportunities o...

Personal income statistics reveal discouraging trend

Personal income statistics reveal discouraging trend

Sun, Jun 27, 2010 10:51 AM CDT

"WHAT if they gave a war and nobody came?” is a familiar, if insipid, bumper sticker slogan. We propose another slogan befitting our tim...

Experts warn of future budget shortfalls at State Chamber of Oklahoma meeting

Experts warn of future budget shortfalls at State Chamber of Oklaho...

Tue, Jun 15, 2010 10:54 AM CDT

Oklahoma’s fiscal shape could worsen next year when short-term budget enhancements disappear, experts told Oklahoma’s business community...

Scholar: Reclaiming legacy will require change in U.S.

Scholar: Reclaiming legacy will require change in U.S.

Tue, Jun 08, 2010 10:58 AM CDT

The founders’ legacy of freedom will be reclaimed when Americans become like those who believed the Constitution was worth any sacrific...

Better schools through better accounting

Better schools through better accounting

Wed, Jun 02, 2010 11:12 AM CDT

Getting real value for money is always a laudable goal, but even more so in today's tough economic environment. This is especially criti...

Scholar: Lincoln knew he would be assassinated

Scholar: Lincoln knew he would be assassinated

Tue, Jun 01, 2010 11:15 AM CDT

EDMOND — EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third in a five-part series coinciding with “Legacy of Freedom,” a lecture series hosted by Oklahoma...

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