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Fallin sent budget cut bill
The budget bill that slashes $44.7 million from state agencies this year is headed to Gov. Mary Fallin's desk.
Fallin is expected to sign the bill, which passed the Senate on Wednesday on a 29-12 vote. It passed the House on Monday by 67-24.
House Bill 1020 closes out work on the fiscal year 2018 budget cycle that ends in July. If the bill is signed, most agencies must cut between 1 percent and 2 percent from their remaining spending plans.
The original 2018 budget was adopted in May as lawmakers wrapped up the last legislative session, but it was partially funded by a cigarette fee that the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional in August.
Read more: http://newsok.com/fallin-sent-budget-cut-bill/article/5584281
