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3 weeks ago |
nondoc.com | Andrea Hancock |Tres Savage
(Update: One day after the investigative committee received an estimate that the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services would need $27.4 million in supplemental funding to get the agency to the end of the fiscal year, the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency revised the estimate to around $30.6 million.
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1 month ago |
nondoc.com | Andrea Hancock |Matt Patterson |Bennett Brinkman
The state has had no shortage of rainy days over the past few weeks, but a new report from State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd shows the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office has not saved up for one. On the contrary, Byrd’s audit highlights poor financial practices within the agency — no surprise after her office released Part One of the review in June 2024, the same month Cleveland County Sheriff Chris Amason was reelected with 53.4 percent of the vote in a three-way race.
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1 month ago |
nondoc.com | Tristan Loveless |Andrea Hancock
A review requested by the U.S. Department of the Treasury has alleged the previous administration of the Kiowa Tribe improperly spent several million dollars in COVID-19 relief funding between 2020 and 2022. The findings likely come as no surprise for the many Kiowa citizens who lambasted previous Chairman Matthew Komalty during ultimately unsuccessful recall and impeachment attempts.
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1 month ago |
nondoc.com | Andrea Hancock |Tres Savage
The Oklahoma House special committee formed to investigate financial issues with the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services heard more than three hours of testimony Thursday, pressing Commissioner Allie Friesen for details about financial decisions, non-disclosure agreements, now-cancelled contracts in Tulsa County and whether planned reimbursement cuts had been halted.
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2 months ago |
nondoc.com | Andrea Hancock |Bennett Brinkman |Matt Patterson
It has been a difficult March in the state after high winds and wildfires ravaged communities, leaving four dead and 400 homes destroyed, according to the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management. In trying times, it is easy — understandable, in fact — to fall behind on other items of news, whether you were personally affected by the fires or simply hold concern for those who were.
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