Oklahoma leaders split on budget fix

 
BY MICHAEL MCNUTT
Published: November 16, 2009

The governor and legislative leaders disagree on how much of the state’s savings account should be used to deal with this fiscal year’s budget, which is now on track to come in about $1 billion short of estimates.

Republican legislative leaders want to hold off using most of the state’s savings account, the Rainy Day Fund, and make steeper cuts on state agencies. They want to keep much of the nearly $...


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