Budget cuts likely after failure of Oklahoma revenue bill
February 14, 2018
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma legislative leaders indicated Tuesday they have no plans to pursue new revenue-raising proposals following the failure of a bill that included a $5,000 teacher pay raise, and that another round of budget cuts is likely.
The House voted 63-35 on the bill late Monday, falling 13 votes short of the three-quarters majority needed to pass a revenue-raising measure in the chamber. Republican House Speaker Charles McCall said the measure, a $581 million package of proposed tax hikes supported by a coalition of Oklahoma business and civic leaders, was the only revenu...
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