Having watched lawmakers go through this for years, I would say large-scale consolidation will not occur until parents are convinced it is in the best interests of their children. It is not teachers, lawmakers or even superintendents preventing it. It is parents and school patrons who see no…
Randy Krehbiel
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"We're telling our county commissioners this is a once-in-a-generation opportunity," said Gene Wallace, executive director of the Association of County Commissioners of Oklahoma, known as ACCO. "This is something that's going to have far-reaching affect on their counties."
Dis-advantage: First District Congressman Kevin Hern said he's concerned that Medicare Advantage, otherwise known as Part C, might be in trouble because of changes to Medicare sought be Democrats.
Hern on Thursday returned to the constitutionality of the proposed regulation and its potential financial impact on businesses while downplaying the public health aspects of the matter.
"Difficulty of finding child care is a stronger predictor of maternal neglect than almost any other factor, including mental health and severity of drug use," Anderson said.
“Not only has the oil and gas industry continued to recover, but we are also encouraged by income tax collections and a decrease in the state’s unemployment numbers," an Oklahoma official said.
House Bill 2970, which could not be heard until the 2022 legislative session, would require one minute of silence on April 19 and Sept. 11 in remembrance of terrorist attacks.
"We have a lot more questions," Inhofe said during a press conference after the committee's classified briefing with Gen. Austin "Scott" Miller. "I hope they have some answers."
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Regalado was among seven witnesses — including four from the Tulsa area — to speak to a House Public Safety interim study on mental health alternatives to incarceration.
The $175 million complex on Houston Avenue between Third and Sixth Streets is expected to include a psychiatric facility, a 58-bed medical/surgical hospital in the former Kerr-Edmondson state office buildings and a new parking garage to be built by the city of Tulsa.
Randy Krehbiel commented on Teacher walkout Q&A: School funding bills, the lottery, school consolidation and more
Randy Krehbiel commented on Teacher walkout Q&A: School funding bills, the lottery, school consolidation and more
I believe you're referring to this:
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/capitol_report/bill-to-change-incentives-for-wind-energy-could-damage-state/article_00aa3425-0d81-5dcf-8b8c-b8683af03fbb.html
Randy Krehbiel commented on Analysis: Legislators struggle with how to push teacher pay raises through 'moving goalposts'
This is not about any one group or party “moving the. goalposts.” It’s about dissatisfaction spreading and lawmakers finding it harder and harder to get their arms around a solution.z
Randy Krehbiel commented on Why it failed: The Step Up revenue plan didn't pass. Both sides blamed the other. But who really is at fault?
Clarification: In the fallout from the Great Recession, oil and gas agreed to raise that special rate from 1 percent to 2 percent. In exchange, it got the new rate set in statute as a tax, not an incentive, which means a three-fourths vote is required to raise it.
Randy Krehbiel commented on State agencies to be cut by nearly 2 percent each month through June
Collections are running ahead of projections, but excess funds can't be released until the end of the fiscal year.
Randy Krehbiel commented on Oklahoma opponents of federal income tax bills plan state Capitol rally
Former members of Congress receive a pension at retirement age based on years of service. They do not receive full salary. Otherwise, as John Sullivan once pointed out, most of them would quit after one term.
Randy Krehbiel commented on Legislature has no solution for $215 million revenue shortfall after House budget deal fails
The House has a rule that revenue bills like this that get a simple majority can go on the ballot as a legislative referendum. The Senate doesn’t recognize that rule, so it’s probably not going to happen.
Randy Krehbiel commented on Crafting state budget sometimes requires semantic contortions
The fee is covered by the compacts. The tribes will collect them. They'll also be rebated a portion, generally half.
Randy Krehbiel commented on 16 years later: Wasn’t the lottery supposed to fund education? Here’s what happened.
There are a lot of pieces to this, one of which is that Indian casinos as we know them now didn't really exist when Brad Henry campaigned for the lottery in 2002. The amount to education from the lottery and gambling compacts combined is in the ball park predicted for the lottery alone in 2002.
Randy Krehbiel commented on Teacher walkout Q&A: School funding bills, the lottery, school consolidation and more
Yes, and it would have to be calculated district by district.