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‘We are actually friends’: TPS D3 runoff candidates agree either would be good for district

1 month ago | nondoc.com | Cindy Byrd |Tristan Loveless

While Tulsa runoffs can get a bit fiery, Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education candidates for District 3 Kyra Carby and Dorie Simmons both say they agree that either candidate would be a great fit for the district. Carby and Simmons advanced to a runoff from a four-candidate field, with Carby leading the initial race by about 130 votes. Incumbent board member Jennettie Marshall, who called for the recent audit of TPS, did not run for reelection.
Board of Education shakeup, Tulsa Public Schools audit, Stitt's tax cut plan and more

2 months ago | kosu.org | Michael Cross |Cindy Byrd

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and former Democratic State House Speaker Steve Lewis about Gov. Kevin Stitt firing three members of the State Board of Education and nominating three replacements and an audit of the Tulsa Public School District. The trio also discusses legislative leaders pulling back on Stitt's tax cut plan and Operation Guardian to identify, arrest and deport illegal immigrants gets underway.
TPS: 'We still don't have the audit results'

2 months ago | kjrh.com | Samson Tamijani |Cindy Byrd

TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa Public Schools' executive director of communications told local media Feb. 13 the district still does not have full findings from a state audit. Two days before, State Auditor & Inspector Cindy Byrd held a press conference in Oklahoma City yet refrained from announcing the audit's results, citing TPS invoking a state statute.
Amid bank failure fallout, City of Lindsay audit reveals 'gross mismanagement'

Nov 15, 2024 | nondoc.com | Cindy Byrd |Bennett Brinkman

Already facing turmoil with the federal takeover of a failed local bank and the seemingly related suicide of a prominent community leader, the City of Lindsay was further rocked Wednesday with the release of a new audit that found “significant mismanagement” of municipal finances from July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2022.
Drummond comments on audit findings, calls for Zumwalt resignation

Apr 26, 2024 | muskogeepolitico.com | Cindy Byrd |Jamison Faught

Drummond comments on audit findings, calls for Zumwalt resignationOKLAHOMA CITY (April 23, 2024) – Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following statement today in response to the latest audit findings of State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd:“The audit findings released today show troubling and all too familiar patterns of mismanagement, costing taxpayers millions as a result.
New state audit, Survivors' Act veto, tribal compacts and more

Apr 26, 2024 | kosu.org | Michael Cross |Cindy Byrd

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel about an audit showing questionable contracts by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and then-Director Shelley Zumwalt during the pandemic, Gov. Kevin Stitt vetoing a bill to protect victims of domestic abuse and lawmakers sending Stitt a controversial immigration bill.
Oklahoma Auditor, Inspector Discusses Report On Misused Money

Apr 24, 2024 | bigcountry995.com | Cindy Byrd

Oklahoma Auditor, Inspector Discusses Report On Misused Money The State of Oklahoma received $13 billion in federal grants in 2022. Much of that money was meant to help families struggling during the pandemic. However on Tuesday, April 23, a state audit revealed more than $20 million in questionable costs. Joining us to speak about it is Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector, Cindy Byrd.
Audit criticizes Oklahoma's handling of federal funds, OESC contract

Apr 23, 2024 | nondoc.com | Cindy Byrd |Michael Mcnutt |Tres Savage

In a blistering review of how Oklahoma agencies spent pandemic-era federal funds, an audit released today by State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd sharply criticized the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for failing to seek bids on a series of state contracts. Byrd’s audit also alleged that Shelley Zumwalt, now a member of Gov.
Epic Charter School Founders Appear In Court For Embezzlement, Racketeering

Mar 25, 2024 | news9.com | Cindy Byrd

Two of three suspects accused of misusing millions of dollars in taxpayer money meant for students at Epic Charter School are in court. Preliminary hearings for Ben Harris and David Chaney, two of Epic's founders, started on Monday. The pair are charged with racketeering, embezzlement, and other charges. Former CFO Josh Brock faces the same charges. A 2019 audit indicated that the three suspects had been pocketing millions of taxpayer dollars which were meant to go to Oklahoma students.
State Financial Officials Urge SEC to Postpone New Climate Activist Company Rule

Dec 24, 2023 | fa.news | Cindy Byrd

The state financial officials have written a letter to SEC Chairman Gary Gensler, asking for an extension of the unusually short 21-day comment period to 60 days. They argue that the proposed rule was rushed through quietly and that interested parties need more time to consider its potential effects.