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We are hearing a lot about the capital gains tax at the state capitol. Teachers want it passed.
Gov. Mary Fallin said lawmakers have just ten days fix the budget, but critics say there’s more time.
It is a tumultuous time for Oklahoma schools and News 9 is kicking off a statewide initiative called: Educate Oklahoma. Over months ahead, we will examine what is working here and in other states, as well as what is not.
A group of teachers, parents and students gathered at the State Capitol Friday to express frustration over efforts to block State Question 779 from being on the November ballot.
After the Oklahoma Healthcare Authority announced it would be cutting 25-percent from the state Medicaid fund on Mar. 29, hospitals have been scrambling to figure out a way to cut costs without cutting care.
Volunteers began collecting signatures on Tuesday for the penny sales tax increase that would go towards education funding, mainly raises for teachers.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over raising the state sales tax by one cent to give teachers $5,000 dollars more each year in hopes of attracting and retaining teachers in the midst of an historic teacher shortage.
On Wednesday, all nine state supreme court justices will hear arguments and decide if O.U. President David Boren's one-cent sales tax increase is constitutional.
