July 7, 2010
By Robert Barron, Staff Writer
Enid News and Eagle
ENID — Candidates for governor agreed with each other on a number of issues Wednesday during a political forum at Autry Technology Center.
Republican candidates Mary Fallin, Randy Brogdon, Robert Hubbard and Roger Jackson, along with Democrats Jari Askins and Drew Edmondson, answered questions posed by Julie Knutson, CEO of The Oklahoma Academy.
Discussing municipal funding problems, Askins recommended making sure Oklahoma Tax Commission is doing its job of collecting all taxes that are due municipalities. Askins said mayors have complained to her OTC told them they did not have enough people to collect all taxes due.
“That is unacceptable,” she said.
Brogdon, former mayor of Owasso, said city budget problems often are caused by unfunded state mandates, especially from Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality... FULL ARTICLE
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Wed, July 7, 2010
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