Legislature, Henry Battle Over Funds from Reserve

Legislative leaders are leaving Gov. Brad Henry few options as they remain $260 million apart amid negotiations on how to solve Oklahoma’s budget woes.
Senate President Pro Tem Glenn Coffee said Wednesday the Legislature wants Henry to use federal stimulus money to ease budget cuts for education and health care – blocking the governor’s plan to use more money from the state’s Rainy Day fund.
“As far as I’m concerned, we have an agreement,” Coffee, R-Oklahoma City, told Associated Press. “We’ll send him the bills.” Read More

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Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry believes the state has too many agencies

Governor Henry he wants to combine some of them.

With the state’s billion-dollar-plus budget hole in the background, Henry and his chief budget negotiator, state Treasurer Scott Meacham, have called for the consolidation of 16 state agencies. “Oklahoma seems to be near the top of the nation in the number of agencies we have,” Meacham said last week, during a press conference to introduce the administration’s budget proposal. “I think, certainly, if we roll up our sleeves and work on it, we can figure out a way to create a significant reduction.” Under the governor’s plan, those agencies would be combined with others to create a savings, Henry said, of $5.3 million. Currently the state has about 180 publicly funded agencies.
In his budget, Henry has proposed combining: See More

BY M. SCOTT CARTER
The Journal Record

Pharmacy Impact of the President’s Proposed Fiscal Year 2011 Budget

President Obama kicked off the annual budget process today with the release of his Fiscal Year 2011 Budget proposal. Over the coming weeks, members of the Cabinet will go to Capitol Hill to defend the Administration’s proposals through a series of hearings. After the Administration has the opportunity to defend its proposals, Congress will pivot to the consideration of their FY 2011 Budget Resolution. Read More for Pharmacy