Budget Briefing: No Across-the-Board Raises for State Workers, but Maybe Performance Pay

Okla. Lawmakers Eye Performance Pay for Workers – “State workers in Oklahoma, who haven’t seen a pay increase since 2006, shouldn’t expect an across-the-board salary boost anytime soon, but several state leaders said Tuesday they support the idea of raises tied to performance reviews and private-sector wages.” Associated Press

Vision2: A Better Vision for Broken Arrow, Glenpool, and Owasso – “I’ve started to put together a series of fliers explaining why Vision2 hurts Tulsa County’s municipalities and how these cities would be better off enacting a city sales tax to replace the Vision 2025 county sales tax when it expires on the last day of 2016.” BatesLine

Spears: Combining Drilling Techniques Could Lead U.S. to Energy Independence – “‘… we cannot allow the state or federal government to take away these tools we have, or we are doomed to endure declining energy resources,’ said Richard Spears, managing director of Spears and Associates.” Journal Record

Councilors Get Firsthand Experience of Tulsa Transit System – “Funding cuts and increased expenses over the last decade have reduced the number of service hours by 27 percent – from 213,630 in 2002 to 155,472 this year.” Tulsa World