Interesting article here. Nothing surprising, except Couch's ultimate admission that "there will be a budget cut." More intriguing is the quote about cuts "across the board and in a lot of different areas."

Next budget year starts July 1, so there's six more months to turn it around, but most city and state budgets are planned well in advance. I think the declining sales tax revenue is more than a trend and it's going to hit city and state governments pretty hard in 2010.

Link: http://www.okc.biz/article/12-16-200...s_decline.aspx