On the surface, 2012 looks like a pretty good year for Oklahoma’s state budget. Relatively speaking, that is. But even with a best-case flat budget scenario, funding cuts are coming, warn the leaders of the Legislature’s two biggest budget committees. Hit the jump for a Q&A on Oklahoma’s upcoming budget battle.
Joe Raedle / Getty Images Fiscal year 2012 is barely underway, but lawmakers are already hard at work outlining the 2013 budget. The process starts with agencies and analysis: What funding do specific departments need, and how much money does the state have to dole out? Six official architects are tasked with building the framework [...]
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