When the budget becomes a bargaining chip (Capitol Update) - Oklahoma Policy Institute

When the budget becomes a bargaining chip (Capitol Update) - Oklahoma Policy Institute

The state budget for the next fiscal year was announced last week, setting the stage for the legislature to complete its work by the constitutionally mandated deadline: the last Friday in May. The budget process relied on an unprecedented level of “horse trading” or “log rolling.” The budget process necessarily has an element of give and take, but it has never been as reliant on non-budget policy decisions as it has in recent sessions. In announ…