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mJ INAL HOME EDITION $100 SERVING NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA SINCE 1905 WWWTULSAWORLDCOM MONDAY May 30 2016 TulsWorld SCENE: oundation fulfills dreams of military i iAJjSiS Staci Layton came to Crossroads Clubhouse a community of support for adults with mental illness in 1995 when it first opened Layton began experiencing mental health issues when she was 19 and years later she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and generalized anxiety disorder NICOLE BOLIAUXTiilsa World IMPROVING LIVES IN OUR CITIES MRS 1 vl Ik IE II 1 Ml IH Jcvp lifc rl viHH W'wU a'v I Sw iflHi faXSMmX 'J HIv 1 tMZ: I '4d9H v'fl rdaaTcBM A HRSnH9H inding balance Woman gives back to Crossroads Clubhouse BY MIKE AVERILL World Staff Writer or Staci Layton volun teering started as a way to battle her depression before evolving into something that gives her a purpose in life She found a new career and last ing friendships along the way A couple of years ago psychiatrist directed her to Cross roads Clubhouse a nonprofit agency that offers a number of wellness opportunities for adults living with mental illness She started off serving meals and cleaning in the kitchen and now does volunteer administrative and outreach work hen I started volunteering it brought me out of my depression and I started feeling better about she said started progressing from there and I got a job I get a lot of support here from all the employees and my friends here are my true friends" a Pio sir ST'ia rT 1 Larry Jennings 74 instructor of website management and development at Crossroads Clubhouse a community of support for adults with mental illness takes a break to read on Thursday nicole BOUAUXTulsa World Layton volunteers at the agency about three hours a day four days a week just feel better about myself when she said comfortable when I'm volunteer Crossroads Clubhouse is a SEE HELP A4 How to help Crossroads Club house 1888 15th St is always in need of financial dona tions The agency also needs two "newer" computers a new ice machine or repairs to the current one two locking lateral file cabinets kitchen equipment a com mercial vacuum cleaner and a steam cleaner for tile floors or more informa tion call 918 749 2141 or go online to crossroadsokorg or more I'm not 'mentally ill' a student with depression A4 ZZ When I started volunteering it brought me out of my depression and 1 started feeling better about STACI LAYTON On volunteering at Crossroads Clubhouse Oklahoma Legislature closes $13B budget gap Many say Republican leaders failed to capitalize on chances to increase revenue revise operations BY SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY acing a historic $13 billion hole in the budget at the start of the year the state Legislature managed to close the gap through a combination of agency cuts tax credit reforms fee increases and the use of one time funding sources including bonds But many characterized the 2016 legislative session that ended last w'eek as one where Republican leaders failed to capitalize on an op portunity to bring in significant new revenue or make structural changes to how the state finances its opera tions Oklahoma's budget Plummeting oil and gas prices exacerbated by years of tax cuts and generous corporate subsidies shriveled state revenue collections and forced two separate across the board cuts to state agency bud gets totaling about 7 percent just as the legislative session began The final $68 billion spending plan which emerge until the final week of session covered roughly $970 million of a $13 bil lion projected budget shortfall for the next fiscal year which begins July 1 As a result state agencies must absorb about $360 million in cuts from last appropriation The rest of the deficit was covered through a variety of revenue op tions including a $200 million transportation bond issue tapping road and bridge funds for another $103 million and using about $144 million from the Rainy Day und leaving the emergency fund with about $241 million Leaders in the GOP controlled Legislature said overall they were pleased with a final budget that shielded 12 schools and the health care system from further cuts while Democrats decried it as woefully underfunding core sende es especially higher education and social services SEE ISSUES A6 Race relations a work in progress still room for improvement 95 years after Tulsa Race Riot local leaders say BY BILL SHERMAN aith and Values Writer come a long way but we have a long way to go That sums up the opinion of four Traders who were asked how Tulsa is doing in race relations 95HTTTfl years after the Tul 11 sa pace Riot 95 YEARS LATER improv said Marq Lewis head of We the People Oklahoma which exposed corrup tion in the Tulsa County SEE RIOT A3 DEAD ESTIMATED AT 100: CITY IS QUIET a tM 1J 1 Read the coverage of the riot from the 1921 Tulsa World Read about the aftermath A8 Coming Tuesday: What are students in Tulsa and across the state being taught? TULSAWORLDTVCOM Watch a video Hear more from local leaders on how they see race relations 95 years after the Tulsa Race Riot tulsaworldtvcom State aid goes to firms that pay no tax BY WARREN VIETH AND MARK LASH Oklahoma Walch Some state lawmakers are jus tifying their decision to curtail a tax credit for the working poor by declaring that the state shouldn't be subsidizing people who owe no income taxes in the first place But the state has several tax breaks on the books that do es sentially the same thing for busi nesses Through a combination of direct refunds rebates and tax credit companies with no income tax liability arc receiv ingcashsubsidies In some cases the state pays the SEE TAXES A6 About Oklahoma Watch Oklahoma Watch is a nonprofit nonparti san media organization that produces in depth and investiga tive journal ism on a range of public policy issues facing the state or more Oklahoma Watch content go to oklahomawatchorg Oklahoma Watch Inside today's Tulsa World 6 8 4 Mi Al 6 C1 Today High 81 Low 65 Chance of rain More weather on D6 1'1 Get mote weather coverage and check out our weather blog at tulsaworldcomweather Ask Amy: D4 Business Classified ollow the World online Breaking news at tulsaworldcom facebookcomtulsaworld twiltercomtulsaworld Dnily $100 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllli 111 1 1 7 7 5 0 0 0 0 1 Comics D5 Crosswords D4 Datelines A10 Movies D2 Obituaries A14 B2 Dr D4 Editorial All Horoscope C10 TV i i.