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Published: June 1, 2008
Bond issues open spend-vs.-save debate
By Michael McNutt
Three bond issues totaling $475 million — including $300 million for the state's highways and bridges — will not be a financial drain for the state, the governor's chief budget adviser says.

Gov. Brad Henry is expected to sign the measures into law this week.

"Some people take sort of a consumer view of debt, they look at it like we're taking out a second mortgage on a house,” state Trea...

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