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Oklahoman Some Oklahoma taxpayers are seeking tax exemptions in light of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that said the Muscogee (Creek) Nation's reservation was never disestablished. Several taxpayers have filed protests with the Oklahoma Tax Commission seeking to be exempted from having to pay certain taxes, top agency officials told The Oklahoman.  The state is unable to tax income earned by tribal citizens who live and work on their tribe’s land. In addition, tribal and non-tribal businesses in Indian Country are not required to collect sales taxes on purchases made by ...

Credit Matt Trotter / KWGS Oklahoma's fiscal year 2022 budget seems a little less bleak in officials' first look at the numbers. The Oklahoma State Board of Equalization’s earliest budget estimate certified $6.2 billion in revenue that can be appropriated next fiscal year. That’s up 13% from final FY21 certified funds. For FY22, the total expenditure authority, including authorized and one-time funds, is nearly $8.5 billion, an 8% increase from the current fiscal year. Office of Management and Enterprise Services budget analyst John Gilbert said that includes $200 million in the state’s...

and i was subdued, and i was contained. and i was no longer a threat, as much as a 14-year-old can be to a former army full grown man. >> it turned out that accused house parent at that school still works there. gary tuchman talked with him. >> reporter: some of the kids who are now adults tell us that you used to choke them. >> that's totally false. >> what is it that you did to them? >> used pressure points to restrain them. >> what does that mean? >> you have places on your body where nerve endings -- >> show me, where on my body. >> right there. >> show me. >> right there. >> you...

and i was no longer a threat, as much as a 14-year-old can be to a former army full grown man. >> it turned out that accused house parent at that school still works there. gary tuchman talked with him. >> reporter: some of the kids who are now adults tell us that you used to choke them. >> that's totally false. >> what is it that you did to them? >> used pressure points to restrain them. >> what does that mean? >> you have places on your body where nerve endings -- >> show me, where on my body. >> right there. >> show me. >> right there. >> you're going to hear more from the house pa...

by my neck against the door, and held me up until i pretty much went limp. and i was subdued, and i was contained. and i was no longer a threat, as much as a 14-year-old can be to a former army full grown man. >> it turned out that accused house parent at that school still works there. gary tuchman talked with him. >> reporter: some of the kids who are now adults tell us that you used to choke them. >> that's totally false. >> what is it that you did to them? >> used pressure points to restrain them. >> what does that mean? >> you have places on your body where nerve endings -- >> sh...