The 2008 Legislature approved a "maintenance-of-effort" budget that provides a mere 0.7% increase in appropriations for FY '09 compared to FY '08. However, as agencies grapple with rising operating costs and unfunded benefit increases, flat funding may fall short of ensuring a maintenance of effort, and lead instead to cuts in programs and services. Read OK Policy's full issue brief on the FY '09 budget or check out the Budget Basics - complete with agency-by-agency funding levels - in our 2-page factsheet.