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Fallin's Oklahoma teacher pay plan not perfect, but beats alternative

Edit The Oklahoman 31 Jul 2016
THE issue of teacher pay has been prominent for months. Now pay raises could be approved through two options, neither one ideal ... The first option is more simple and straightforward. On Wednesday, Gov. Mary Fallin suggested lawmakers convene in a special legislative session to provide teacher pay raises ... That's cause for concern ... Critics of Fallin's proposal argue the $140.8 million is one-time money ... Fallin's proposal isn't perfect ... ....

American Indian Museum still stalled 1 year after agreement

Edit The Washington Times 31 Jul 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - It's been more than a year since Gov. Mary Fallin signed legislation authorizing the city of Oklahoma City to complete and operate the unfinished American Indian Cultural Center and Museum. Yet the unfinished concrete-and-steel structure sits empty and construction is at a standstill while city officials ... ....

Your Views

Edit The Oklahoman 31 Jul 2016
Time to secede?. It's sad but true that most voters in this country don't care if Hillary Clinton is unethical or incompetent or immoral ... Secession? ... Fallin in order to call for another tax increase on wind-powered electricity, which would cause electric bills to skyrocket ... In order to combat this epidemic and raise teacher pay, the Legislature must enact Fallin's proposal to raise the cigarette tax and bring it into the 21st century....

Oklahoma features and lifestyle briefs for July 31

Edit The Oklahoman 31 Jul 2016
Arts award nominations due Tuesday. The deadline to submit a nomination for the 2016 Governor's Arts Awards is Tuesday. Awards are presented to individuals and organizations for contributions to the arts in communities and schools. Gov. Mary Fallin will present the awards at a ceremony at the state Capitol in the fall ... Previous award recipients are not eligible. Nomination forms are available at. arts.ok.gov ... 22 at the museum, 1700 NE 63 ... 17....

OVO Festival 2016 Opens With Soca King Machel Montano, Sean Paul & More in Toronto

Edit Billboard 31 Jul 2016
 . The move made sense for a few reasons ... The overwhelmingly female audience erupted and sang along word-for-word to his regional hits “People” and “Fallin’.” By the time DJ Black Chiney spun a demonstrably retro R&B; set, playing everything from Cameo’s "Candy" to Montell Jordan’s "This Is How We Do It,” the stage had been set for one of OVO fest’s coup de gras ... ....

Female census in Oklahoma Legislature will grow as number of female candidates increases

Edit The Oklahoman 29 Jul 2016
STATE Rep. Lee Denney is on target when she notes, as she did recently in an interview with The ... 14 percent ... This is what carried Mary Fallin to election to lieutenant governor, and two subsequent re-elections to that office, then to two terms in the U.S ... She lost in her 2010 race for governor — to Fallin, in a year when the “two women running for governor” narrative was more of an afterthought than anything else ... ....

Oklahoma teachers' group lacks enthusiasm for special session to address pay raises

Edit The Oklahoman 29 Jul 2016
Mary Fallin's proposal to call a special session to address teacher pay raises is drawing an unenthusiastic response from groups that Oklahomans might expect to be most supportive — teachers and educators ... Fallin has indicated she would like to see a plan developed to grant teachers annual raises of $5,000 or more, Estus said....

Democrats are looking to Oklahoma and Cleveland Counties after three straight winless presidential elections

Edit The Oklahoman 29 Jul 2016
PHILADELPHIA — Oklahoma Democrats are set to leave here Friday energized by their party's weeklong convention but realistic about Hillary Clinton's chances in the state. No Democratic candidate has carried Oklahoma since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. And in the past three elections, the Republicans have won all 77 counties ... I want to be realistic.” ... Mary Fallin barely won those counties in 2014, getting 51 percent of the vote in each....

After three straight presidential elections without winning a county in Oklahoma, some Democrats are looking to Oklahoma and Cleveland Counties

Edit The Oklahoman 29 Jul 2016
PHILADELPHIA — Oklahoma Democrats are set to leave here Friday energized by their party's weeklong convention but realistic about Hillary Clinton's chances in the state. No Democratic candidate has carried Oklahoma since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. And in the past three elections, the Republicans have won all 77 counties ... I want to be realistic.” ... Mary Fallin barely won those counties in 2014, getting 51 percent of the vote in each....

Breaking down the Tigers: Offensive linemen

Edit Commercial Appeal 29 Jul 2016
The University of Memphis football season is fast approaching, with players scheduled to report Aug. 3 and open the season a month later against Southeast Missouri State. So we're breaking down the 2016 Tigers, position by position, with projected starters, newcomers to know and other summer tidbits ... Taylor Fallin, who is now in training camp with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, started 33 games at left tackle over the past three seasons ... ....

Political Conventions: Wacky Hats Take a Back Seat to Home Building (NAHB - National Association of Home Builders)

Edit Public Technologies 29 Jul 2016
(Source. NAHB - National Association of Home Builders). While attending the recent Democratic and Republican National Conventions, NAHB Chairman Ed Brady and Second Vice Chairman Randy Noel took every opportunity to bring housing to the forefront of conversation. NAHB Chairman Ed Brady, left, meets with Rep. Ritchie Neal (D-Mass.) at an event during the Democratic convention ... Jan Brewer (R-Ariz.) and Gov. Mary Fallin (R-Okla.) ... (Note....

Fallin's special session proposal faces bipartisan criticism

Edit The Washington Times 28 Jul 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Gov. Mary Fallin's suggestion that lawmakers return for a special session to consider ways to increase teacher salaries is facing bipartisan criticism from legislators and even some teachers who call the idea short-sighted. Fallin mentioned the possibility of a special session after state finance officials confirmed ... ....

ICYMI: RNC 2016: Some Republicans Push Criminal-Justice Reform in Cleveland (State of Oklahoma)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Jul 2016
(Source. State of Oklahoma). In Case You Missed It. Toledo Blade. RNC 2016 ... Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin speaks during the Republican National Convention in Cleveland Monday. ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO. By Jim Provance ... Mary Fallin ... Fallin and fellow GOP governors from Kentucky and Michigan was previewed today highlighting efforts in those states to divert nonviolent offenders toward probation, addiction treatment, and other alternatives to prison....
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