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Citing 'this is about jobs,' Tulsa County may have airport tax to support airline businesses Updated at 7:34 AM
Citing 'this is about jobs,' Tulsa County may have airport tax to support airline businesses

By P.J. LASSEK & BRIAN BARBER World Staff Writers
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Tulsa County voters likely will be asked on the Nov. 6 ballot to approve a roughly $340 million tax package to benefit American Airlines and airport industrial businesses, multiple sources said Monday.

Government
Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Oklahoma legislative leaders announce a standstill budget, with no new funding for public schools
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Good speech and vocabulary often lost to ideology
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Monday, May 21, 2012

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    Plans move ahead for new park along Riverside
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Bill narrowly passes House despite objection that it helps fund abortions
The measure would continue the life of an oversight committee that handles state employee contributions ...

    Oklahoma's congressmen file financial reports
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NATO shifts to help an elusive Afghanistan peace
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Sunday, May 20, 2012

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    State, feds in $50M dispute over child-welfare law
Despite a recent federal agency's threat to withhold $50 million, no state has been warned ...

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    Tulsa County Courthouse renovations set to begin Monday
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Capitol Report: Tax deal confounds conventional wisdom
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