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After leaving the vote open for more than six hours, the state House of Representatives gaveled out without passing the largest portion of the Step Up Oklahoma plan.
The leader of the Oklahoma House Democrats says he's prepared to deliver the votes of all 28 of his members for a broad budget agreement that includes tax increases on cigarettes, fuel, oil and gas production and income of the state's top earners.
A bill that some say could potentially be harmful to the pension funds for the state's teachers and state employees made it a step closer to becoming law Thursday, but not without some controversy.
Embattled Tulsa Rep. Dan Kirby (R) will resign, according to the Speaker of the House's office Saturday.
In its findings released on Thursday, the Oklahoma House of Representatives Rules Committee, investigating claims of sexual harassment and a legal settlement, called for a change in how its body’s leader handled large transactions.
