Senators request interim study to rethink how Oklahoma cities are funded (Capitol Update) - Oklahoma Policy Institute

Senators request interim study to rethink how Oklahoma cities are funded (Capitol Update) - Oklahoma Policy Institute

A couple of freshmen senators from Oklahoma’s two largest metro areas have made a bipartisan request for a legislative interim study to look for ways to “stabilize” municipal funding in Oklahoma. Sen. Christi Gillespie, R-Broken Arrow, and Sen. Mark Mann, D-Oklahoma City, made the request. It has been assigned to the Senate Local and County Government Committee, chaired by Sen. Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, who will decide whether to schedule th…