Gov. Mary Fallin approved lawmakers' 11th hour budget Wednesday afternoon.
Fallin signed the $6.8 billion for fiscal year 2018 budget into law five days after it passed the legislature on the last day of session. The 2018 budget is about $38 million, or 0.5 percent, less than this year's actual budget.
In a statement, Fallin said while the budget minimizes cuts to core services and includes some recurring revenue, state leaders missed an opportunity to address structural problems with the budget.
Several revenue bills funding the 2018 budget, including gross production tax changes and a cigarette fee, passed the legislature in the last five days of session. That has some lawmakers worried the measures will be found unconstitutional if they're challenged in court.
The budget itself was a source of contention among lawmakers. It was brought to committee in a late-night committee meeting two days before the end of session, and questions on it were limited.
After the budget passed the legislature, Senate Republican leaders said the House wouldn't take up their revenue proposals.
