House Democrats trying to influence negotiations on raising revenue to fill budget hole

OKLAHOMA CITY — Negotiations on revenue-raising options continued Wednesday at the Capitol as lawmakers struggle to come up nearly $1 billion to fill the fiscal year 2018 budget hole.

The talks came after a $345 million revenue-raising package failed in the House late Tuesday.

Republican and Democratic legislative leaders met with Gov. Mary Fallin on Wednesday morning and again in the afternoon, said House Appropriations and Budget Committee Chairwoman Leslie Osborn, R-Mustang.

Mike Ray, Oklahoma House Democratic Caucus media director, said leaders reached no agreement after the morning session.

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