Oklahoma legislators, governor seek new budget deal

 
BY MICHAEL MCNUTT
Published: December 27, 2009

Legislative leaders and the governor hope by the middle of next month to reach an agreement on how to handle this fiscal year’s critical revenue shortfall.

An agreement would make it unlikely that a special session to deal with the budget crisis would be called before legislators return Feb. 1 to the state Capitol.

Gov. Brad Henry has said he wouldn’t call legislators into a special session unless an...


You have selected to view an article that is older than 60 days. There are several ways to unlock access to NewsOK historical content.

Please sign in. (You might already have access)


If you are a print subscriber to The Oklahoman, activate your Digital Pass for free access.


Purchase any of The Oklahoman's digital products (digital replica, archives, iPad and smartphone apps), and access to historical NewsOK content is free.