Oklahoma Bill Will Increase Teacher Pay and Taxes

    Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says she “absolutely” plans to sign a package of tax hikes to generate hundreds of millions of new dollars for teacher pay and avert statewide school closures.      Just moments after the Oklahoma Senate passed the bill late Wednesday, she said: “We finally got the job done, and I applaud the bipartisanship of the House and Senate.”     The Senate voted 36-10 to increase taxes on oil an…