Inhofe Wants River Development Without Tax Hike

From The Tulsa World ~ U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe -- who tried his best to stay out of a recent debate over an Arkansas River development proposal -- has launched an effort to keep the river development idea alive and fund it without a tax increase. "Quite frankly, I want to get it done," the Oklahoma Republican said. Inhofe believes key supporters of the unsuccessful effort are willing to stick with the plan, which would have increased the county sales tax by 0.4 percent over seven years to fund low-water dams, land acquisition and a connector system between the river and downtown. Read the rest of Jim Myers' article here.

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