2/22/10-Gov. Brad Henry and legislative leaders have reached an agreement to close a hole in the state’s budget while increasing the trooper presence on Oklahoma highways.
Up until the budget deal was announced there were concerns about a trooper furlough.
The agreement provides supplemental funding to address part of the shortfall for the current fiscal year 2010 budget. It includes $3 million for the Department of Public Safety to avoid loss of shifts, time or pay for troopers.