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Sam Bradford tweaks contract with St. Louis Rams
Updated: 3 hr ago
Earlier this month, St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford made a slight adjustment to his contract, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed.
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Typical CEO made $9.6 M last year, AP study finds
Published: Sun, May 27, 2012
Profits at big U.S. companies broke records last year, and so did pay for CEOs. Read More
$375,000 in annual salary hikes awarded to some Oklahoma County employees
Updated: Wed, May 23, 2012
More than 200 employees received raises retroactive to March. None of the raise recipients were elected officials. Read More
Oklahoma members of Congress file reports about their finances
Published: Sun, May 20, 2012
Annual reports show some Oklahoma members of Congress had investment earnings that exceeded their government salaries Read More
Chesapeake cuts board member compensation
Published: Fri, May 18, 2012
Chesapeake Energy Corp. has reduced compensation for its outside board members by 20 percent and eliminated their use of company aircraft “in consultation with an independent compensation adviser as part of a broader review of the company's executive compensation programs.” Read More
JPMorgan Chase CEO apologizes about $2 billion loss
Published: Wed, May 16, 2012
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, offered a quick but blunt apology to shareholders Tuesday for a $2 billion trading loss that “should never have happened” and survived a push to strip him of the title of chairman of the board. Read More
Signs of emerging prosperity in proposed budgets for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County
Published: Mon, May 7, 2012
DEBATE centering on state revenues and tax cuts has been hard to miss this year, but fiscal matters at the city and county levels have mostly flown under the radar. The state budget is stabilizing after years of cutbacks. Proposed budgets for Oklahoma City and Oklahoma County in the fiscal year that begins July 1... Read More
Oklahoma DHS officials tweak reform plan
Updated: Wed, May 2, 2012
Babies would no longer be housed in state shelters by the end of the year and actions would be taken to improve DHS customer service under a revised state child welfare reform plan submitted this week. Read More
Revenue increase projected in Oklahoma County for fiscal year 2012-13
Published: Thu, May 3, 2012
New construction, juvenile detention contract eyed as contributing factors for revenue increase. County budget board expected to approve proposed budget May 15. Read More
Rich Lowry: The left's favorite bad statistic
Published: Wed, May 2, 2012
Archimedes didn't say, “Give me a bad statistic, and I will move the Earth.” But that was only because the ancient Greek mathematician wasn't familiar with the ways of Washington. An entire movement has grown up around the factoid that American women make about 80 percent of the pay of men. It is a reliable... Read More
Governor rejects 6 percent pay raise for judges, statewide elected officials
Updated: Tue, May 1, 2012
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signed a measure that turns down the proposed raises. The governor and legislative leaders said the timing isn't right to give raises when the state's economy is still recovering and the state faces a standstill budget for next year. Read More
OSU football: Cowboys coaches get big raises
Updated: Thu, Apr 12, 2012
In 2010, the combined income of Oklahoma State's football coaches amounted to $4.460 million. Last year, it was $4.870 million.
This year, combining the income of head man Mike Gundy ($3.275 million) and his nine assistants, OSU will pay a total of $6.280 million to its football coaches.
Last season's... Read More
Refueling the tanks: learning to value your time off
Published: Thu, May 12, 2011
America's puritanical work ethic emphasizes effort and extra hours, but over scheduling can destroy creativity, not to mention mental and physical health. Read More
AP IMPACT: CEO pay exceeds pre-recession level
Updated: Fri, May 6, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) -- In the boardroom, it's as if the Great Recession never happened.
CEOs at the nation's largest companies were paid better last year than they were in 2007, when the economy was booming, the stock market set a record high and unemployment was roughly half what it is today.
The typical pay package... Read More
Negotiating a raise in a downturn
Updated: Fri, Nov 5, 2010
Pay raises are expected to remain stagnant despite rising costs. Read More
Cuba to cut 500,000 government workers; reform salaries
Published: Mon, Sep 13, 2010
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba announced Monday it will cast off at least half a million state employees by mid-2011 and reduce restrictions on private enterprise to help them find new jobs — the most dramatic step yet in President Raul Castro's push to radically remake employment on the communist-run island. Castro... Read More
Oklahoma teacher layoffs likely with budget cuts
Updated: Mon, Apr 19, 2010
Education officials predict massive teacher layoffs and larger class sizes next school year if lawmakers slash the common education budget by 10 percent. Officials with the State Department of Education told members of a House budget panel on Monday that such a cut would lead to $244 million less funding for... Read More
Tulsa mayor, fire union reach tentative deal to prevent layoffs
Published: Fri, Jan 22, 2010
Mayor Dewey Bartlett and the fire union reached a tentative agreement late Friday afternoon that, if approved by union membership next week, will save 147 firefighters from being laid off, officials said.
"There were good handshakes all around the table," Bartlett said.
The deal does not involve tapping into the... Read More
Current duties of suspended Jenks football coach Allan Trimble unclear
Published: Mon, Oct 12, 2009
Suspended Jenks football coach Allan Trimble will be paid $94,340.50 this school year, but school officials said no documentation exists about where he has been reassigned or what his new duties are.
Trimble was suspended as coach for a semester and reassigned from the central campus on Oct. 2. He lost half his... Read More
Avoid disqualification when presenting salary data
Published: Fri, Jul 31, 2009
Dear Sam: I'm relocating back to the city after living in a small town for several years, so I'm gearing up for a job search and I had a question. I've always found it awkward to answer the salary history or requirement question. As far as salary history, I've spent the last few years self-employed, so my income has... Read More
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