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Feb 5, 2007 Oklahoma's Governor Brad Henry reported:

• Oklahoma has seen 100,000 new jobs created in less than four years.
• Oklahoma's unemployment is low.
• Oklahoma's economic and per capita income growth consistently ranks among the best in the nation.
• Oklahoma's early childhood education programs are hailed as the finest in the country.
• College enrollment is at record levels.
  

More opportunities lie ahead.

Gov. Henry's agenda, in part:

• Develop a $15 million voluntary early childhood education program for 3 year olds.
• Establish a permanent funding source for the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program. (OHLAP)http://www.okhighered.org/ohlap/
• Increase teacher pay funding
• Dedicate new money to the underfunded state Teacher's Retirement System
• Allow Oklahoman's to secure U.S made prescriptions drugs from other countries.
• Make more children eligible for health care by loosening the Medicaid qualification standards at a cost of $8.6 millin.
• Widen the eligibility for the Insure Oklahoma program, which provides insurance to employees in small businesses using tobacco tax revenue.