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Drug testing no answer

First, some background. The state Department of Human Services already does some drug testing as a condition of receiving a check from the government. Basically, the way it works is that the applicant is interviewed by a DHS employee, and if that employee thinks you are on drugs, a drug test is ordered. (I’m not […]

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Let’s start over

Then the dead child gets her name put on a piece of meaningless legislation. It is all too common for the children of Oklahoma. A few years ago, my wife and I attended a DHS-sponsored forum on how to become foster parents. One of the first slides explained the main problem with DHS: “The central […]

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What’s a few thousand between friends?

The news station reported that the company’s accountant read through the DHS handbook and found the part where a business that makes an overpayment should contact the agency and ask for a refund. When KFOR reporter asked Jeff Wagner of Child Support Services about the kerfuffle, Wagner said, “It’s really unfortunate that the employer submitted […]

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