Choctaw Nation Included In Obama ‘Promise Zones’
Obama unveils first 5 ‘Promise Zones,’ including the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
From Oklahoman and Wire ReportsÂ
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is identifying five communities that will benefit from a program of tax incentives and government grants, a year after he unveiled the plan in his 2013 State of the Union address.
Obama named the new “Promise Zones” Thursday at a bipartisan White House event. It’s an example of administrative action Obama can take without Congress.
Thursday’s zones are in San Antonio, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, southeastern Kentucky and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. They’re the first of 20 the administration intends to announce over the next three years.
Based in Durant, the Choctaw Nation will create a Promise Zone in an economically challenged area in southeastern Oklahoma and use community groups, businesses and schools to focus on specific education and economic development goals.