House proposes flat education budget, senate seeks staff stipend

  • From left: senate Appropriations and Budget Chairman Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, vice chairman Chuck Hall, RPerry, and deputy director of fiscal staff Will Robinson speak with senate minority leader Kay Floyd, D-Oklahoma City, following a committee meeting March 13. Tres Savage/nondoc.com
As has often been the case in recent sessions of the Oklahoma State Legislature, a primary area of difference in house and senate budget negotiations involves common education funding. The two chambers are about $115 million apart on crafting the Oklahoma State Department of Education budget for Fiscal Year 2025, but both proposals are relatively flat compared to last year’s historic increase. …

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