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State revenues back on track, but caution is urged
State Treasurer Scott Meacham reports today that for the first time since December 2008, state revenues came in above predicted levels.
But with those numbers come a lot of caveats. For starters, while revenues exceeded expectations, they were still below the levels in February of 2009. The difference is that the Board of Equalization [...]
Bill could find ways to save some Higher Education dollars
A bill that passed unanimously in the Oklahoma House today could provide a much-needed review of a small section of Higher Education’s budget. House Bill 2610 by Rep. Guy Liebmann (R-Oklahoma City) would require that Higher Education vehicles fall under the supervision of Fleet Management in the Department of Central Services.
During the question and [...]
Warren Buffett on health care
He’s the second-richest man in the country and, according to data from OpenSecrets.org, he gave more than $15-thousand dollars to Democrats running for federal office in 2008 and zero to Republicans. Yet in a recent interview on CNBC, Warren Buffett called for the scrapping of the health care bill in the Senate:
I would be–if [...]



