Oklahoma officials request hypothetical budget cut results
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August 30, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma lawmakers have sent letters to state agencies requesting they give hypothetical results for a more than 3 percent budget cut.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court struck down a $1.50 cigarette fee earlier this month after justices called it a tax, The Oklahoman reported. Legislative leaders are now inquiring how agencies would be affected by an across-the-board budget cut to make up for the lost fee.
The Department of Transportation is one of the largest agencies that could be affected by a potential budget cut.
Bobby Stem, executive director of the Oklahoma Association of...
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