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Budget hearings mark Oklahoma Legislature's halfway point
Members of the Oklahoma House got a budget update from agencies Thursday as lawmakers wrapped up the first half of session.
Meanwhile, House Speaker Charles McCall said he has come up with a plan to fund teacher pay raises, but the plan will remain a secret for now.
The budget meetings were a chance to tell lawmakers how the agencies have handled budget cuts so far, but also gave officials another chance to present dire results of a hypothetical 14.5 percent spending cut.
House budget staff requested the hypothetical scenario almost three weeks ago.
Read more: http://newsok.com/budget-hearings-mark-oklahoma-legislatures-halfway-point/article/5542874