Oklahoma

Oil appears to be making a steady comeback, lifting prospects for the key producing states, according to Fitch Ratings.

It only took a few seconds for members of the Pauls Valley Board of Education to give their official blessing earlier this week to setting a spring date for the next local school bond election.

Lawmakers are still trying to find a solution to Oklahoma's unbalanced budget as the 2018 regular legislative session nears.

A new school for third- through fifth-graders would be built if Perkins-Tryon Public Schools voters approve two bonds totaling $16.5 million next February.

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin is putting lawmakers to work the week before Christmas in hopes of delivering a balanced budget by the end of the year.

The strong revenue numbers are a sign of a strengthening economic rebound, said Oklahoma State Treasurer Ken Miller.

A portion of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority's $410 million deal may well be its last advance refunding.

Gov. Mary Fallin said the state should not wait until the February opening of the regular legislative session to repair its budget.

Ardmore City Schools may reintroduce the proposed bond measure that failed on Tuesday night.

Norman’s dependence on sales tax to fund everything from operating expenses and capital projects to public safety, libraries, swimming pools and parks could have repercussions in the near future.

Only one of the two proposed bonds for Ardmore City Schools that went before voters on Tuesday was approved during a special election.

Oklahoma still faces a $215 million budget gap after the state House again failed to pass a revenue measure.

The Oklahoma governor urged lawmakers to end a six-week-long special session by closing a $215 million budget gap.

James Joseph, the state bond advisor for 22 years, resigned after legislation made his post part of the treasurer's office.

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin's plan to cover a $215 million revenue gap in the current budget failed in the state House .

Oklahoma's Republican leaders agreed to increase taxes on cigarettes and fuel to stabilize the budget.

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is scaling back on highway and bridge projects.

Oklahoma's Senate leader is calling for a fuel tax increase in addition to a $1.50 per pack fee on cigarettes to rebalance the state budget after a state Supreme Court ruling that struck down the cigarette fee.

She called on lawmakers to look beyond the short-term emergency in their special session.

The special session on Sept. 25 will be asked to resolve funding problems in the wake of the state Supreme Court's rejection of a "smoking cessation fee."