House and Senate leaders, together with the governor, announced a budget agreement this week.

Budget Agreement ReachedBy Rep. Collin Duel The $12.6 billion appropriation for Fiscal Year 2026 is a 0.56% increase over the current fiscal year’s appropriation. This is welcome news after a year of uncertainty about whether we’d need to make strategic cuts to essential state services.

Meadows Wins Open Commissioner Seat

Charlie Meadows handily won the open commissioner seat for Logan County District 2 tonight, over Floyd Coffman and Wayne Elder. Meadows won 525 votes, or 46.88%, to Coffman’s 312 votes (27.86%) and Elder’s 283 votes (25.27%).