It is not difficult to find something to get excited about this primary season in Oklahoma. With a major state question in play, a logjam of candidates in the gubernatorial primaries, numerous state House and Senate seat openings and remnants of political tension from the April teacher walkout underscoring it all, intrigue is not lacking […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Unhealthy bailout
We’ve seen the headlines over the last few years of the dire straits at the Oklahoma Health Department, but imagine our surprise last week when a multicounty grand jury report revealed that the state’s $30 million bailout to the department and its 198-employee layoff were unnecessary because the department had plenty of cash. The discrepancy […]
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Some Oklahoma lawmakers and business leaders are calling for increased gross production taxes
Oklahoma Energy Producers Alliance wants to return the gross production tax to 7 percent.
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Chicken-Fried News: Easter eggs
A recent audit at the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office revealed $3.36 million worth of missing property.
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KIPP OKC students take on community leaders in a fundraising quiz-bowl challenge
The event will be hosted by former Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Turpen and former Oklahoma City Mayor Kirk Humphreys.
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KIPP presents charter expansion plan
KIPP hopes to establish a world-class elementary school in northeast Oklahoma City.
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Lawmakers continue work to lessen Oklahoma budget woes
Oklahoma lawmakers try to find solutions to fix the state budget crisis.
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Ledger report
Garrett, however, contends the report actually showed the opposite: that the department took steps not to illegally comingle private and public funds in order to pay for its annual leadership conference and other events. The report, released March 7, came about after Superintendent Janet Barresi asked Jones to look into questionable travel expenses by former […]
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Time out
Misty Kimbrough was the subject of the state Department of Education-sanctioned audit, released Jan. 4. The report alleged that Kimbrough, whom the department let go in June, falsified travel expenses and was reimbursed for charges she did not incur. The audit revealed that she was reimbursed for a hotel stay and travel expenses in Oklahoma […]
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Commentary: Grade expectations
And with Todd Lamb, Ken Miller, Mark Costello, John Doak and Gary Jones all cruising to victory last November, a new level of control was granted the state GOP, while creating an immediate expectation for change by those who supported this outcome. There will be pressure on the entire cadre of statewide officeholders to meet […]