Oklahoma

The state’s economic downturn has yet to subside, State Treasurer Randy McDaniel said.

Among the measures, Arkansas voters voted to make a temporary transportation sales tax permanent and Arizona voters raised income taxes on high earners.

Weathering headwinds from the pandemic and energy industry turmoil, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation will price $193 million for highway projects.

Upfront savings from the $371 million deal will improve liquidity for the authority after the coronavirus-caused traffic downturn.

The state's financial downturn shows signs of improvement, treasurer says.

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that affirmed the existence of Indian reservations across the eastern half of the state will mean lost tax revenue, officials said.

In their first bond election of the COVID-19 crisis, Oklahoma voters rejected several proposals, including $120 million in the city of Norman.

Oklahoma returned to a positive trend in tax receipts in July, but Treasurer Randy McDaniel cautions that troublesome signs remain.

Tribal leaders, after a landmark win at the Supreme Court, decided not to rush into a deal with the state to seek jurisdictional clarity from Congress.

The Supreme Court ruled that Native American tribes had never given up or lost their jurisdiction over eastern Oklahoma.