OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Senate has passed HJR1032, a resolution applying for a national convention to propose term limits on Congress with a vote of 31 yeas and 11 nays. The application is officially heading to Congress to be counted towards the 34 state applications required to call a term limits convention.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. George Burns, R-Pollard, issued a statement Wednesday following the resignation of McCurtain County Commissioner Mark Jennings.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Attorney General Gentner Drummond made the following remarks after Gov. Stitt signed into law Senate Bill 913.

THE FRONTIER A state board tasked with expanding access to broadband Internet to Oklahoma households has shifted millions in federal money to instead upgrade telecommunications systems for emergency responders. Legislators previously rejected funding such a plan.

Much of San Francisco is facing an economic death spiral brought on by post-pandemic woes, the San Francisco Chronicle said in an editorial. The article is headlined, “San Francisco could be on the verge of collapse.

Individual Income Tax The individual income tax is Oklahoma’s largest single revenue source for state government. Oklahoma first levied an income tax in 1915. The top income tax rate has been cut repeatedly since the late 1990s, and most recently was lowered to 4.75% as of 2022. Oklahoma has a graduated income tax, with multiple tax brackets; however, the top rate applies to all taxable income above just $7,200 for an individual or $12,200 for a married couple filing jointly or single head of household. Numerous deductions and credits can reduce state taxable income, including the standard deduction, personal exemption, earned income tax credit, child tax credit, and others.

Oklahoma Aerospace continues to expand with big announcement by Pratt & Whitney! OKLAHOMA CITY — According to a recent story in the Daily Oklahoman, Aerospace manufacturer Pratt & Whitney has announced that it will expand its hub of operations in Oklahoma City with a $255-million sustainment center. The center will service aircraft engines including the F-35, C-17, F-22, F-15, F-16, B-52 and E-3 AWACS.