Budget Briefing: Intervention Planned for State Agencies ‘Addicted’ to Federal Funding

Incoming Speaker Foresees Fiscal Doomsday – “But the doomsday that the Lawton Republican was worried about wasn’t Armageddon, it was a state fiscal crisis created by massive federal budget cuts.” Tulsa World

Tulsa Airports Director Says Industrial Facilities Need Work to Avoid Becoming Obsolete – “For decades, Tulsa has gotten thousands of high-paying jobs out of the publicly owned airport industrial complex on a small, local public investment, Airports Director Jeff Mulder says. But if the community doesn’t invest some money there soon, it is in danger of ending up with obsolete facilities and no jobs, Mulder said.” Tulsa World

Defense Budget Cuts Hit Home in Oklahoma – “After 15 years in the Navy, Petty Officer 1st Class Joseph Phillips was fired in July from Tinker Air Force Base. Phillips is one of 3,000 sailors throughout the nation terminated because of Department of Defense budget cuts.” NewsOK.com

Oklahoma School Cuts Among Nation’s Highest – “Only two states have cut their per-pupil school budgets by a bigger proportion since the recession began than Oklahoma, according to a national report, but there’s more to the story than that, state education leaders say.” Tulsa World