A group of roads backers say the state question would take money from other areas of government.
Tulsa World
By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau
Published: 3/30/2010 2:22 AM
Last Modified: 3/30/2010 4:12 AM
OKLAHOMA CITY — A group of roads supporters announced Monday that it would spearhead an effort to oppose a controversial state question.
State Question 744, backed by the Oklahoma Education Association, would tie per-pupil spending to the regional average at a cost of $850 million.
The question is among several set to appear on the November ballot.
SpiritBank CEO Albert "Kell" Kelly, co-chairman of the group Transportation Revenues Used Strictly for Transportation, or Trust for short, said SQ 744 is a "stealth attack" against everything government should and does provide.
The group had a news conference Monday at the state Capitol to thank lawmakers for increasing road funding in the last couple of years. The group asked that road funding not be cut despite a difficult budget year... FULL ARTICLE
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