Skip to content
NOWCAST KOCO 10pm-10:30pm Saturday Night
Watch on Demand
Advertisement

Oklahoma lawmakers to meet Monday to discuss budget

This could turn out to be a lengthy discussion, but officials hope to have a deal finished by the end of the day

Oklahoma lawmakers to meet Monday to discuss budget

This could turn out to be a lengthy discussion, but officials hope to have a deal finished by the end of the day

APP STORE. HAPPENING TODAY. INCOME TAX CUTS UP FOR A DISCUSSION AT THE STATE CAPITOL. STATE BUDGET TALKS CONTINUE TODAY WITH THE GOVERNOR AND OTHER STATE LEADERS. KOCO SHELBY MONTGOMERY IS AT THE CAPITOL IN SHELBY. THERE IS A CLEAR DIVIDE HERE. GOOD MORNING. THIS COULD TURN OUT TO BE A LENGTHY DISCUSSION, BUT OFFICIALS HOPE TO HAVE A DEAL REACHED BY THE END OF THE DAY. I THINK WE’RE GOING TO FIND AGREEMENT ON THESE THINGS. GET IT DONE. NO, THAT’S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN TODAY. THE FULL DISCUSSION WILL BE AROUND THE STATE BUDGET AND ANY REMAINING STICKING POINTS. BUT OF COURSE, THE BIG TALKER TAX CUTS, THE GOVERNOR AND SPEAKER ARE IN FAVOR. WHILE THE SENATE PRO TEM GREG TREAT NOT CONVINCED THE STATE CAN AFFORD IT. WHAT YOU’RE WHAT YOU’RE DOING WITH THAT IS YOU’RE JUST LEAVING MORE MONEY IN PEOPLE’S POCKETS TO BE UTILIZED AT THE DISCRETION. WE HAVE MADE A VERY FIRM STATEMENT EARLIER THIS YEAR THAT WE WERE GOING TO FIGURE OUT WHICH TAX CUTS WE COULD AFFORD. WE PASSED THE GROCERY TAX ELIMINATION, AND WE MOVED ON TO LOOKING AT THE BUDGET. THAT MEETING STARTS AT 2 P.M., DOORS OPEN AT ONE, AND THE PUBLIC IS INVITED. IT’S UNCLEAR IF OFFICIALS WILL ACTUALLY REACH AN AGREEMENT BY THE END OF THE DAY, BUT WE WILL BE THERE TO BRING YOU THE LATEST UPDA
Advertisement
Oklahoma lawmakers to meet Monday to discuss budget

This could turn out to be a lengthy discussion, but officials hope to have a deal finished by the end of the day

Income tax cuts are up for discussion at the Oklahoma state Capitol as leaders continue budget talks on Monday.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.This could turn out to be a lengthy discussion, but officials hope to have a deal finished by the end of the day.The full discussion will be about the state budget and any remaining sticking points, but the big talker is tax cuts. Gov. Kevin Stitt and Speaker Charles McCall are in favor of them."What you're doing with that is you're just leaving more money in people's pockets to be utilized at their discretion," McCall said.Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, however, is not convinced the state can afford cuts.>> Download the KOCO 5 App"We have made a firm statement earlier this year that we were going to figure out which tax cuts we could afford," Treat said. "We passed the grocery tax elimination and we moved on to looking at the budget."The meeting starts at 2 p.m. on Monday, and doors open at 1 p.m. The public is invited to attend, and it's unclear whether lawmakers will reach an agreement on Monday.Top Headlines TIMELINE: High risk of severe storms with big tornado threat today in Oklahoma New Mexico 10-month-old found, suspect in her disappearance in custody, FBI says Police respond to shooting at northwest OKC home 2 cars crash into separate homes in different incidents overnight in Oklahoma City, police say Police officer shoots, kills man in northwest Oklahoma City

Income tax cuts are up for discussion at the Oklahoma state Capitol as leaders continue budget talks on Monday.

Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.

Advertisement

This could turn out to be a lengthy discussion, but officials hope to have a deal finished by the end of the day.

The full discussion will be about the state budget and any remaining sticking points, but the big talker is tax cuts. Gov. Kevin Stitt and Speaker Charles McCall are in favor of them.

"What you're doing with that is you're just leaving more money in people's pockets to be utilized at their discretion," McCall said.

Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, however, is not convinced the state can afford cuts.

>> Download the KOCO 5 App

"We have made a firm statement earlier this year that we were going to figure out which tax cuts we could afford," Treat said. "We passed the grocery tax elimination and we moved on to looking at the budget."

The meeting starts at 2 p.m. on Monday, and doors open at 1 p.m. The public is invited to attend, and it's unclear whether lawmakers will reach an agreement on Monday.


Top Headlines