Oklahoma

Abnormal state income tax refunds drop Oklahoma general fund collections 17% below official expectations.

An almost unprecedented 40% increase in oil and gas tax collections pushed Oklahoma revenues to $836 million in August.

Initiative effort is under way in Oklahoma for statewide vote on $500 million of bonds for school storm shelters.

Tulsa, Okla.’s $920 million capital improvement referendum that includes $355 million of GO bonds will be identified on the November ballot as Improve Our Tulsa.

Oklahoma City Airport Trust will fund a new rental car facility at Will Rogers World Airport with $50 million of taxable revenue bonds.

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin halts a probe into Grand River Dam Authority after agency officials told her it could endanger its bond ratings.

Oklahoma state revenues hit an all-time 12-month high of $11.3 billion last month after bottoming out in February 2010.

Local government funding in Oklahoma will take a $60 million revenue cut from a new statewide property tax exemption.

Democrats in the Oklahoma Legislature oppose a potential special session on tort reform supported by Gov. Mary Fallin and GOP leaders.

Call for review of Oklahoma's financial incentives for oil and gas production gains support from key lawmaker.

Oklahoma may no longer be able to afford to provide tax incentives for a common oil and gas drilling method, state finance secretary warns.

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin created a 15-member task force to look into the operations of Grand River Dam Authority ahead of the agency's planned $380 million bond program.

A referendum for $36.8 million of school bonds in Bartlesville, Okla., won't include storm shelters at six elementary schools.

A $920 million capital improvements program going to Tulsa, Okla., voters in November focuses on street repairs.

Oklahoma is seeking legal assurance that a state university bond program is constitutional.

Collections from Oklahoma's personal and corporate income taxes were up significantly in May from last year's totals.

Ascension Health Alliance will make its first foray into the long-term taxable market this week when it sells $1 billion of refunding bonds in a mix of tax-exempt and taxable paper.

The Internal Revenue Service issued two notices on Friday to provide bond-related emergency housing relief for victims of the severe storms and tornadoes that occurred in Oklahoma between May 18 and May 27.

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin credited legislators for quick action in moving $45 million from the state's $577 million rainy day fund for emergency response expenses.

Oklahoma lawmakers approved using their rainy day fund for recovery after a killer tornado, but a proposed $500 million state bond issue for school shelters will have to wait.