Budget deal includes $3M for new Oklahoma state plane • Oklahoma Voice

Budget deal includes $3M for new Oklahoma state plane • Oklahoma Voice

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation airplane sits in a hanger at Wiley Post Airport on Aug. 2, 2024. (Photo by Barbara Hoberock/Oklahoma Voice)OKLAHOMA CITY — Several years after the governor pushed to shrink the state’s fleet of aircraft, state leaders want to spend $3 million to purchase a new state plane.  The plan to purchase the plane is part of a Republican $12.8 billion budget deal, which was unveiled Wednesday.  The funding would g…

Early Oklahoma Budget Deal Signals Fast-Track Session, Says Michael Kelsey - Oklahoma Farm Report

In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Michael Kelsey, executive vice president of the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association, who shares a cattle industry perspective on an unusually early state budget agreement and what it could mean for agriculture. An Unprecedented Early Agreement Kelsey says the timing alone makes this budget deal stand out at the State Capitol. “This is really early, in fact, since I’ve been…