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Friday, May 20, 2016
House Takes Back Hundreds From Each Working Lower Income Parent, But Restores $25 Million In Tax Breaks To Oil Companies
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In the wee hours of Friday morning, the Oklahoma House Of Representatives stayed up late to abolish a tax policy which former governor Frank Keating fought hard for. The Earned Income Credit has been a way of helping the lower income parents to transition off of government assistance and back to self reliance. But to get the Earned Income Credit, a parent has to hold down a taxpaying job.
But on this day's docket (which spilled over past midnight), The oil producers' lobbyists twisted enough arms at the capitol to get several million in state credits restored to the petroleum industry. And on the same day's agenda, this same body singled out all the lower income parents, to take away a refundable earned income credit averaging around $230 per household, annually. |
Proctor & Enman cited Republican former governor, Frank Keating's effort to help lower income working parents
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SB1604 is a targeted bill which takes money back only from poor working families. These Republicans took away a tax break that Gov. Frank Keating fought hard for.
An odd coalition of Tea Party Republicans and the Democratic Caucus teamed up to try to kill this bill. The working lower income parents just got a few hundred dollars taken from them by the Republicans in the legislature, so the Teacher Union will not pick on the politicians as hard, in the upcoming elections. |
Teachers may get a pay raise, but the students' families may not survive economically. So much for bridging the transition off of govt. assistance!
The House Democrats will surely exploit this decision as a campaign issue, but they are the chief proponents for giving massive pay raises to public school teachers. And the state just simply can't do both. The final vote tally for the bill was 51, in the 101 member House. The Tea Party Caucus in the Capitol seems to be just a few dozen strong, at best. |
House Takes Back Hundreds From Each Working Lower Income Parent, But Restores $25 Million In Tax Breaks To Oil Companies
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Thursday, May 19, 2016
The Thursday Morning Legislative Agendas
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Here are the morning dockets for both chambers of the legislature.
Afternoon dockets (and unforeseen surprises) are not yet revealed. |
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House of Representative Docket: |
Senate GENERAL ORDER
HB 3168 By Hickman of the House and Bingman of the Senate State Capitol Building; authorizing Capitol Improvement Authority to issue obligations for repair; effective date. HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILLS SB 1552 By Dahm et al of the Senate and Brumbaugh et al of the House Physician licensure; directing Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision and State Board of Osteopathic Examiners to revoke licenses for performing abortion. Effective date. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORTS SB 615 By Sparks of the Senate and Thomsen of the House Licensed Dietitian Act; broadening certain definition; providing penalties for violations. Effective date. SJR 68 By Jolley et al of the Senate and Mulready of the House Constitutional amendment; repealing sections in Article XXVIII; enacting new sections in Article XXVIIIA; providing for regulation of alcoholic beverages. Ballot title. HB 2360 By Rousselot et al of the House and Barrington of the Senate Counties; modifying purchasing procedure for certain fire protection districts and fire departments; bond coverage or certain liability insurance; effective date; emergency. HB 3126 By Cockroft et al of the House and Smalley et al of the Senate 9-1-1 emergency services; creating the 9-1-1 Management Authority Act; effective dates. |
OKGOP Names 8 Delegates To National Committees
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The 83 members(43 delegates, 40 alternates) of the Oklahoma GOP delegation to the Republican National Convention gathered late Saturday night to select 8 members from among them, to serve on 4 convention committees. Here are the delegate they chose. |
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Rules Committee:
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Credentials Committee
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Platform Committee
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Permanent Organization
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