Frank discussion needed on tax reform in Oklahoma

 
BY GENE PERRY
Published: October 16, 2011

Gov. Mary Fallin recently announced a plan to fix Oklahoma 's crumbling bridges. This commitment is long overdue. Oklahoma has fallen behind in maintaining our infrastructure for many years.

But after three years of repeated cuts to the state budget, the state has fallen behind in other areas as well: in funding teacher salaries and benefits, maintaining adequate staffing in our prisons and juvenile facilities, ...


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