by Rod Cleveland | Feb 12, 2018 | Economic Development, Education, Legislation, Oklahoma
Over the past couple of years, the education system has called for a $5,000 teacher pay raise. Oklahoma’s statutory starting salary for first-year teachers is set at $31,600. While this is the statutory minimum, it does not include the cost of state-supplied health...
by Rod Cleveland | Feb 9, 2016 | Legislation, Oklahoma, Transportation
With the looming $1.2 billion short fall in the Oklahoma State budget and the public secondary school system demanding raises for teachers, Oklahoma public road funding is in the crosshairs again. The public roads that will take the biggest hit is the county highways...
by Rod Cleveland | Jun 26, 2015 | Federal, Legislation
The Supreme Court has rewrote how laws are made and interpreted. Using the phrase “mean to” when committing about the law and interjecting the obituary opinion of 6 people. I just filmed a quick video in my office to explain what happened today in...
by Rod Cleveland | May 29, 2015 | Legislation, Transportation
HB2244 This bill was presented by Representative Sanders that has been an advocate for County Transportation funding. This bill is part of the budget deal for FY’16. It caps the apportionment from the Motor Vehicle Tax and Licensing fees to the FY’15...
by Rod Cleveland | May 29, 2015 | Cleveland County, Deaster Events, Disasters, Legislation, Transportation
HB2242 May 20th, 2015 House Floor Debate on the Budget for FY’16. Representative Inman’s question about taking County Transportation Funds Representative Proctor talking about the recent weather events and flooding damaging to the County Roads....
by Rod Cleveland | May 4, 2015 | Cleveland County, Legislation, Oklahoma, Transportation
Background In the 2006 Special Session, HB1176 was introduced and passed. The signature by Governor Henry codified into the Oklahoma Statutes Section 507 of Title 69. The law created the County Improvements for Roads and Bridges (CIRB) program and reads as follows:...
