Budget Briefing: Once Again, OKC Has Lowest Unemployment Among Largest U.S. Cities

Oklahoma City Again Posts Best Jobless Rate Among Large U.S. Cities – “Oklahoma City’s unemployment rate, already the lowest among the nation’s large cities, fell to 4.8 percent in July. The metro-area jobless rate declined 0.2 percentage points from 5 percent in June, according to figures issued Wednesday by the U.S. Labor Department. It was the sixth consecutive month the Oklahoma City metro area has had the lowest rate among the largest 49 cities in the country.” NewsOK.com

One Voice Agenda: Medicaid, Education Funding Top Priority List for Tulsa Metro Chamber – “The agenda – approved Wednesday by some 350 people at the chamber’s regional legislative summit – also calls for opposition to any state personal income tax cut that reduces the size of the state budget.” Tulsa World

Liberal, Conservative Groups Agree on Need for More Open Oklahoma State Budgeting Process – Editorial: “Oklahoma’s secretive budget process has achieved a rare thing in a highly politicized age: unifying liberals and conservatives.” NewsOK.com