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Apr 19, 2022 13 tweets 3 min read
Gov. Stitt on Monday began ramrodding through the Legislature at least $700 million in incentives for an unnamed company with virtually no time for lawmakers – and the general public – to evaluate how these taxpayer dollars are being spent and who benefits from them. #okleg 1/ It’s also not certain how the state intends to pay for this $700M incentive. The gov. said the state would dip into its more than $1B savings account. Legislative leadership previously said that they needed to save $2.3B to meet a recent stress test.
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Apr 7, 2020 11 tweets 3 min read
Hey, @ok_hca, we spotted a few red flags from today's scheduled hearing. This is going to get a bit wonky, but we think it's important for these questions to get answered in a public forum. #okleg 1/ 1. Was this a public hearing on SoonerCare 2.0? Today's hearing was listed on your site as a "virtual meeting," but clicking through showed the agenda was for "virtual public hearing." It's unclear whether this was another HAO public meeting or...something else. Can you clarify?
Jan 24, 2019 30 tweets 13 min read
Executive Director @dblattok is now presenting on the state budget. He’ll give us a look at where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re going. #okbudget19 "The general welfare depends on economic opportunity, financial security, good health, sustainable natural resources, safe communities, and strong families. And for all of these elements of the general welfare, an adequately funded government is indispensable."