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Republican candidates in Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District race embrace their party's goals on budget, Medicare Published: Sun, May 27, 2012 Running to succeed U.S. Rep. Dan Boren, the only Democrat in Oklahoma's congressional delegation, 2nd District Republican candidates aren't running away from the deficit-reduction blueprint passed by the Republican-led House. Read More
Republicans lose chance to cut Oklahoma's personal income tax Published: Sun, May 27, 2012 When the session started in February, it seemed inevitable that the personal income tax cut would be reduced. The Republican-controlled Legislature and the GOP governor all supported reducing the tax, but weren't prepared for the opposition they received. Read More
Oklahoma Legislature: Tax-cut quotes Published: Sun, May 27, 2012 A look at what's been said about plans to reduce the state's personal income tax rate. Read More
Thanks due to McClendon, Chesapeake employees Published: Sat, May 26, 2012 Historians will mark the first decade of the 21st century as a turning point in the domestic oil and gas industry and the competitiveness of the U.S. economy. Some might simply give credit to the nation's resource base, though the hydrocarbon geology in the United States resembles that in other regions. More astute... Read More
Oklahoma Senate adjourns slightly early after waiting on House Published: Fri, May 25, 2012 The Oklahoma Senate already had considered most of the key legislation by Friday — the last day of the four-month legislative session — and moved quickly, with few questions and fewer debates on bills before they were passed, often with unanimous consent. Read More
Tulsa's SpiritBank strikes agreement with regulators to cut size, boost capital Published: Fri, May 25, 2012 Tulsa bank agrees to get smaller to improve capital condition while dealing with losses and bad loans. Read More
Oklahoma's personal income tax rate won't be cut this year Published: Fri, May 25, 2012 Gov. Fallin says she won't call a special session. House and Senate Republican legislative leaders are deadlocked. Read More
Oklahoma House introduces new personal income tax-cutting proposal; Senate balks Updated: Wed, May 23, 2012 Senate won't hear a new House personal income tax-cutting proposal, and the governor wants the House to hear House Bill 3061, an income tax-cutting proposal agreed to last week by her and Republican House and Senate leaders. Read More
Oklahoma House scuttles tax agreement; has new plan Published: Wed, May 23, 2012 The Oklahoma House will not take up a proposal announced last week to slash Oklahoma's income tax and has instead come up with its own plan to cut taxes. Read More
Republican base takes a hit with GOP-backed tax cut Published: Wed, May 23, 2012 REPUBLICANS usually claim the mantle of the “family friendly” political party through support for traditional values and policies that benefit parents with young children. That reputation may take a hit thanks to the GOP tax-cut plan. The plan includes both a rate reduction and the loss of some middle-class... Read More
National business briefs for May 23 Updated: Tue, May 22, 2012 National business briefs for May 23 Read More
Fallin urges Oklahoma House Republicans to vote for tax-cutting bill Updated: Tue, May 22, 2012 Gov. Mary Fallin is hosting a breakfast Wednesday for House Republicans as a last-ditch effort to urge them to vote for a bill that would cut the state's top personal income tax rate from 5.25 percent to 4.8 percent. Read More
Oklahoma Senate opponents of bond for Indian museum lose support Updated: Tue, May 22, 2012 The full Oklahoma Senate is expected to consider a $40 million bond issue Wednesday to complete the American Indian Cultural Center and Museum, but staunch opponents of the project are hoping to kill the bill. Read More
For some Oklahomans, benefit of tax cut plan is difficult to find Published: Tue, May 22, 2012 A line in “True Grit” (1969 version) has a Fort Smith boardinghouse lodger joking about the entree on offer for the evening meal. “Watch out for the chicken and dumplings,” he says. “They'll hurt your eyes.” Why? “They'll hurt your eyes looking for the chicken.” Some Oklahomans looking for the... Read More
Support for proposed personal income tax cut in Oklahoma slips among House Republicans Published: Tue, May 22, 2012 Backing for a proposal to cut Oklahoma's personal income tax is eroding among House Republicans as details emerge it could have an adverse effect on middle-class Oklahomans with two or more children and who itemize. Read More
Report card gives Oklahoma high mark for small-business friendliness Published: Mon, May 21, 2012 Oklahoma's Southern hospitality extends to our small-business climate. A recent nationwide survey of entrepreneurs provided a generous helping of good news as the state achieved an overall rank of third. The report card from Thumbtack.com and the Kauffman Foundation awarded Oklahoma an A+ for overall... Read More
A moral obligation to fund Medical Examiner's office Published: Sun, May 20, 2012 It's a shame that in this year when there's a clamor to cut taxes that we're neglecting such valuable services as the state medical examiner's office. Fortunately my family has never needed its crucial services, but I've dealt with families who have. That Legislature hasn't only a fiduciary responsibility to... Read More
Income tax-cutting proposal faces stiff test in Oklahoma House Published: Sun, May 20, 2012 Enough unhappy House Republicans could join with House Democrats to kill the proposal worked out last week by Republican legislative leaders and the Oklahoma governor. Read More
Slightly more than half Oklahoma's taxpayers should see decrease in personal income taxes, figures show Updated: Fri, May 18, 2012 Oklahoma Tax Commission estimates show 54 percent of the states 1.6 million taxpayers would pay less in personal income taxes if a proposed personal income tax-cutting plan becomes law. Lawmakers will consider the plan next week, the final week of the session. Read More
Clarence Page: Return of the vampire squid Published: Fri, May 18, 2012 Like a sequel to a bad horror movie, the “great vampire squid” is back. That was gonzo author Matt Taibbi's description in a 2009 Rolling Stone article of Goldman Sachs, the financial giant that played a central role in the 2008 financial meltdown. The world's most powerful investment bank, he wrote, was a... Read More
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