Oklahoma on Wednesday October 28, 2009

OK: Okahoma may have to tap savings fund to balance budget
By Michael McNutt , The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City)
Gov. Brad Henry, who has resisted using the state's savings account since it last was used six years ago, said Tuesday that legislators may have no other option to balance this fiscal year's budget.
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OK: Oklahoma state agencies told cuts will continue
By Michael McNutt, The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City)
State leaders said Oklahoma's economy will continue to slump for at least the next several months. Gov. Brad Henry and legislative leaders warned state agency heads that their monthly revenue allocations will continue to be cut by 5 percent for the remainder of this fiscal year, or through June 30.
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OK: Oklahoma lawmakers eye cost savings from drug treatment
By The Associated Press, The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City)
Oklahoma could save millions in Medicaid expenses for hospital visits, nursing home stays and other costs by providing substance abuse treatment to select groups of recipients, a Washington state economist said Tuesday.
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OK: Oklahoma Democrats working to keep seats
By The Associated Press, The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City)
Democrats in the Oklahoma Senate are recruiting a slate of energetic and motivated candidates for next year's legislative elections in hopes of hanging onto the seats of four term-limited Democratic senators, the Senate's incoming Democratic leader said Tuesday.
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OK: Rally planned to protest $7.4M senior nutrition cuts in Oklahoma
By Michael McNutt, The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City)
Older Oklahomans plan to rally next week at the state Capitol to get money restored to Oklahoma's senior nutrition programs.
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OK: Oklahoma governor makes Tulsa court appointments
By Staff Reports, The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City)
Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry made two appointments Tuesday to the 14th Judicial District in Tulsa County.
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