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Oklahoma
State Senate
President Pro Tempore
Senator Brian Bingman, R-Sapulpa
State Capitol Room 422
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105
(405) 521-5565
For Immediate Release: February 21, 2012
Sen. Brian Bingman
Pro Tem Bingman Statement on Equalization Board Final Certification
Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tempore Brian Bingman issued the
following statement after Tuesday’s State Equalization Board
meeting. According to the final certification, $6.5 billion in revenue
will be available for state budgeting in fiscal year 2013, which
represents an increase of $47.2 million.
“Oklahoma’s economy continues to heal from the impact
of our national recession. An increase in certified revenue is a
testament to the common-sense of Oklahomans during tough times—our
families and communities have buckled down, and we’re just
beginning to see all the good our forward-thinking jobs agenda is
doing for the state. We have every reason to look to the future
with optimism.
“We must be good stewards of what we’ve received. We
simply cannot afford to celebrate our success by making government
bigger. Instead, we should seize our momentum to cut taxes for hardworking
Oklahomans while redoubling our efforts to thoughtfully target what
we must spend on essential services: improving teaching in the classroom,
fixing our broken roads, and making our communities safe places
to live and raise our families. Let’s pursue government that
is smaller, simpler, and smarter, for the sake of Oklahoma’s
continued success.”
For more information contact:
Sen. Bingman: (405) 521-5605
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