On Monday, May 4, members of the House and Senate returned to the Capitol to resume floor work on the 2020 legislative session. We still have a number of policy bills to address, executive nominations to complete, and we must finalize the 2021 fiscal budget, which will begin on July 1, 2020.

I shared the information presented to the State Board of Equalization last month – we’re facing significant reductions in revenue due to low energy prices and the economic impact of the pandemic. Unlike the federal government, Oklahoma has a constitutional requirement to write and pass a balanced budget. W...