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Gross Receipts to the Treasury–January 2024
All tax sources total $1.51 billion for January, up $107 million, or 7.6 percent, when comparing to January of last year. Revenue from the state’s Gross Production Tax or “GPT” dropped to $12.8 million, down by 12.4 percent, when comparing to last month. Declining tax revenue from oil and gas production, continues to push total…
Read MoreEARLSBORO MAN SENTENCED TO SERVE 30 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR CHILD EXPLOITATION AND POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
EARLSBORO MAN SENTENCED TO SERVE 30 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR CHILD EXPLOITATION AND POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY Defendant Ordered to Pay $12,000 in Restitution to Victims OKLAHOMA CITY – Today, ALEXANDER WILLIAM SANTIAGO, 26, of Earlsboro, was sentenced to serve 30 years in federal prison for sexual exploitation of a child and possession of…
Read MoreLaw enforcement dispute continues between Muscogee Nation and Governor Stitt
Law enforcement dispute continues between Muscogee Nation and Governor Stitt By R.L. Thompson The McGirt ruling by the United States Supreme Court on July 9, 2020, stating the Muscogee Creek Reservation was never disestablished by Congress. The ruling was later expanded to include the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole tribes, commonly known as the five…
Read MoreJanuary Sales Tax Disbursements Up for Okemah, Down for Okfuskee County
January Sales Tax Disbursements Up for Okemah, Down for Okfuskee County January Use Tax Disbursements Up for Okemah and Okfuskee County By Alanna Bradley ONL Reporter Reports for sales and use tax disbursements for January 2024 were released by the Oklahoma Tax Commission recently. The disbursements reflect local tax revenue receipts from November 2023 business.…
Read MoreOKLAHOMA INVESTMENT REPORT FROM THE STATE TREASURER
PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE, DIVERSIFICATION, AND STRATEGY September portfolio yielded 3.05% with a weighted average maturity of 976 days. Total portfolio market value of $15.8 billion, up $1.9 billion in comparison to December 2022. Total portfolio contained 66% in U.S. Treasurys, 8% in U.S. government agencies, 17% in mortgage-backed securities, 8% money market mutual funds, 0.3% in…
Read MoreThe Okemah City Council Meeting tonight (January 22) is cancelled due to weather.
The Okemah City Council Meeting tonight January 22 is cancelled due to weather.
Read MoreOSBI OFFERS REWARD IN OKFUSKEE COUNTY HOMICIDE CASE
OSBI OFFERS REWARD IN OKFUSKEE COUNTY HOMICIDE CASE JANUARY 12, 2024 CASTLE, OK – On January 7, 2024, the Okfuskee County Sheriff’s Office requested the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to assist with a homicide. Earlier that morning, Okfuskee County deputies responded to a property near State Highway 48 and East 1020 Road near Castle,…
Read MoreOklahoma Economic Report December 2023
View full PDF report below: Dec-23_OER.pdf
Read MoreJoint letter from leaders of the FiveTribes to Governor Stitt rejecting participation in the One Oklahoma Task Force.
The INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL of the FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES Dear Governor Stitt, As the Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes (ITC), an organization that unites the tribal governments of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee (Creek) and Seminole Nations, we are dedicated to advancing public safety for our citizens and all of our neighbors in Oklahoma.…
Read MoreOklahoma Investment Report by Treasurer Todd Russ
PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE, DIVERSIFICATION, AND STRATEGY September portfolio yielded 2.97% with a weighted average maturity of 985 days. Total portfolio market value of $15.6 billion, up $1.9 billion in comparison to November 2022. Total portfolio contained 65% in U.S. Treasurys, 9% in U.S. government agencies, 17% in mortgage-backed securities, 8% money market mutual funds, 0.3% in…
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