What goes around ... Our fiscal forecast in the 'tweens'
Seems like only yesterday we were writing about state budget woes here and elsewhere. Then a funny thing happened on the way to a meltdown: The national economy recovered, the natural gas industry took off and Oklahoma began to prosper.
When Brad Henry became governor in 2003, he faced a drastic budget outlook but refused to consider tax increases. The state's largest teachers union had proposed a "temporary” 1-...
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