By M. Scott Carter
The Journal Record
Posted: 09:46 PM Wednesday, February 9, 2011
OKLAHOMA CITY – Designed to offset a $600 million budget hole, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin is calling for the consolidation of at least eight state agencies and a capital spending freeze that, she said, would save the state about $50 million.
Released as she delivered her first State of the State speech, the governor’s budget proposal for the fiscal year starting July 1 includes a $142 million spending reduction for information technology projects and a $69.9 million savings associated with full-time employee costs for 602 state employees.
Fallin said almost $70 million would be generated by reducing costs for full-time state employee positions that are currently budgeted but vacant. She also called for the implementation of a hard hiring freeze for all state information technology positions.
The governor said her budget “strikes a balance between streamlining government functions and pursuing necessary agency cuts.” FULL ARTICLE
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