Oklahoma adds $81M to coffers 10 hr ago | Comments 9 An amnesty program that allowed Oklahomans to pay overdue taxes without the normal late payment penalties has been a sweeping success, raising more than twice the amount expected, tax officials...

Oklahoma City mulls construction fee 17 hr ago | Comments 2 Frame, brick, block, tilt-up concrete — Oklahoma City planners hit all kinds of walls when pitching the idea of impact fees on new construction to pay for new infrastructure. Planners want to...

BY THE NUMBERS Yesterday | Add a comment Motel tax revenue A look at this year’s hotel-motel tax revenue numbers: $418,000 — Estimated budgeted income for this fiscal year. $139,333 — Revenue collected to date.

Property tax bills are being sent to owners in Cleveland County 23 hr ago | Add a comment NORMAN — About 120,000 property tax bills were mailed to Cleveland County residents this week, Treasurer Saundra DeSelms said. Taxes are due Dec. 31, although residents have the option of...

How low will interest rates on homes go? Yesterday | Add a comment WASHINGTON — What will it take to get consumers off the sidelines to buy more houses and help stimulate the economy? How about a mortgage at 2.

Penalizing the uninsured in Oklahoma 21 hr ago | Comments 302 Oklahoma must take drastic steps to improve its dismal ranking in the number of residents who have no health insurance, state Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland said Thursday during her...

Credit would aid Oklahoma heat pump owners Yesterday | Add a comment A state tax credit would be offered to Oklahomans buying a geothermal heat pump system if a proposed measure becomes law, House Speaker Chris Benge said Thursday. Benge said he will file...

Phone survey revisits Edmond safety center vote Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Add a comment EDMOND — A telephone survey of 300 Edmond residents who voted in the recent public safety center property tax election shows 78 percent think the city took the wrong approach. The majority of...

Warr Acres council to discuss hotel tax Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Add a comment WARR ACRES Hotel tax proposed Warr Acres City Council members will meet today to consider calling for a hotel and motel tax and discuss appointing a Ward 1 representative. The meeting begins at 6...

Normal housing business gets the boot Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Comments 1 I made a home builder cringe the other day by kidding him about what maneuvers the usually all-business-is-business-and-private-enterprise-is-sacrosanct-oriented National Association of Home...

Oklahoma taxpayers using amnesty program Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ Taxpayers are lined up outside the Oklahoma Tax Commission's office to take advantage of an amnesty program for paying past due income taxes. The Clean Slate '08 program...

U.S. finances remain dismal Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — The nation’s financial picture grew darker Thursday, a day marked by breathtaking numbers: a quarter-trillion-dollar budget deficit for a single month, a half-million new...

Oklahoma revenue collections buck U.S. decline Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Add a comment Oklahoma’s revenue collections fared better last month than the nation’s economy, but a couple ominous indicators loom in figures released Wednesday. The second quarter of...

Deadline looms in Oklahoma for tax amnesty Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Add a comment Delinquent taxpayers are running out of time to take advantage of an amnesty program that allows them to pay their overdue state taxes without the normal financial penalties for late payment. The...

Tuttle center plans call for bond vote Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Add a comment Tuttle TUTTLE — Residents will be asked to approve a $2.7 million bond issue to build a new community center with space for a library. The Tuttle City Council voted Monday to call a bond...

David Stell discusses two bills that will bring changes to tax code Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Add a comment Two bills bring 300 changes to tax code for 2008 filers Q: Are there changes that affect the 2008 federal income tax returns taxpayers will be filing early next year? A: Two new bills signed...

Results: Oklahoma State Questions Sat, Nov 8, 2008 | Add a comment State questions Here are the results of state questions on Tuesday’s ballot with all 2,231 precincts reporting. • State Question 735: To allow a 100 percent disabled veterans an...

Devon tax district gets key approval Fri, Nov 7, 2008 | Comments 6 A new Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district funded solely by a proposed new Devon Energy tower won a key approval Friday from representatives of local schools, libraries, CareerTech, the county...

Oklahoma House Republicans to pick leadership team Thu, Nov 6, 2008 | Add a comment After helping to increase his party's political control of the state House to the largest margin ever, Republican House Speaker Chris Benge is expected to remain in the post when House Republicans...

Election Results: Issues on ballots in Oklahoma counties Wed, Nov 5, 2008 | Add a comment Voters throughout Oklahoma decided these matters Tuesday: Beaver CountyA 1-cent, six-year sales tax beginning April 1 to fund these county offices and operations: OSU Extension office, Beaver...