Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin provided more details of her plan to cut the personal income tax for all Oklahomans during her State of the State address to lawmakers on Monday, but still has few specifics on exactly how she plans to pay for the ambitious proposal.
Gov. Mary Fallin proposed a 1.9 percent increase in spending by state government Monday for the fiscal year that begins July 1, and her plan showed that budgets of most state agencies would remain the same as last year.
The chairman of the Senate Education Committee says he wants to restore a $5,000 stipend to Oklahoma teachers who complete the National Board Certification process.
Oklahoma has the highest hepatitis A vaccination rate in the country for teenagers, according to an article published in the journal Pediatrics last month.
House Speaker Kris Steele (R-Shawnee) and Minority Leader Scott Inman (D-Del City) announced a bipartisan effort to block pay raises for Corporation Commissioners and all statewide elected officials.
Gov. Mary Fallin says her plan to reduce Oklahoma's income tax will reduce the number of tax brackets from seven to three and will include revenue growth criteria that will trigger future tax cuts.
Officials with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services will discuss the agency's performance during a meeting of a Senate budget panel.
Taxation, workers' compensation insurance and health care coverage top the State Chamber of Oklahoma's agenda for the 2012 legislative session that kicks off on Feb. 6.
A new ranking of the 50 states shows Oklahoma comes in 33rd in the ability of residents to save and build wealth and avoid poverty.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has reinstated a $2.8 million judgment for the family of country music star Toby Keith in the 2001 interstate crash that killed Keith's father, H.K. Covel.
Oklahoma House leaders plan to extend an existing moratorium for two years on dozens of state tax credits and require stricter legislative oversight before any new tax credits are granted.
Legislation filed by State Rep. Charles Ortega would give mortgage companies no more than 10 days to release an insurance claims check to the homeowner.
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has proclaimed Jan. 29 through Feb. 4 as Tobacco-Free Oklahoma Week – a week highlighting the price all Oklahomans pay for tobacco use, whether they smoke or not.
Now that a new year has arrived, it’s time to join the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office Home Inventory Program.
Under legislation filed by Speaker Pro Tempore Jeff Hickman, State Highway 11 northeast of Cherokee will be named for United States Border Patrol Chief Donald R. Coppock, Ret., who passed away in September at the age of 100.
Seeking to increase voter participation, State Rep. Josh Cockroft has filed legislation that would place all local school board elections on the November general election ballot.
Under legislation filed by state Rep. Elise Hall, Oklahomans could go to one online site to learn about state debt.
The longtime director of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services says he plans to step down at the end of the month.
State Rep. Paul Wesselhoft has authored a bill eliminating the blood-degree requirement as a qualification to be appointed as the Native American Liaison to the office of Governor of Oklahoma.
In response to a recent action by the Oklahoma Ethics Commission, state Rep. Mike Reynolds announced today that he will file legislation to ensure lobbyists are not allowed to purchase meals for lawmakers at the Oklahoma Capitol.
