(The Center Square) - Oklahoma House and Senate leaders agreed to a $12.47 billion budget Wednesday after eight negotiating sessions. Taxpayers will save about $308 million due to the elimination of the state's grocery tax, which lawmakers agreed to earlier this year. The budget does not include a rollback of the state's income tax, which Gov. Kevin Stitt proposed and the House of Representatives approved. The Senate opposed the measure. “I am proud of how this... Read this story
