Budget Briefing: Bartlett Urges Vision2 Passage, Gov. Appeals FEMA Denial

More Oklahoma High School Seniors Take ACT In 2012 Than Ever Before – “During a meeting of the Oklahoma Regents for Higher Education on Thursday, Cindy Brown, the system’s director for student preparation, told regents she suspects that the Oklahoma Educational Planning and Assessment System, or EPAS, may have contributed to the increase.” Tulsa World

Vision2 Proposal Highlights Tulsa Mayor’s State of the City Address – “Mayor Dewey Bartlett urged public support for the proposed $748.8 million Tulsa County Vision2 sales-tax package Thursday during his State of the City speech, holding up Oklahoma City as a role model.” Tulsa World

Fallin Appeals FEMA Decision to Deny Individual Aid For Fire Victims – “The July 28-Aug. 14 wildfires destroyed 270 homes in Cleveland, Oklahoma and Payne counties and damaged nearly 30 others. An estimated 85 percent of the homes damaged or destroyed were not insured, the governor said. One person died in the fire in Cleveland County.” Stillwater NewsPress