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This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel about the governor's plan to get people back to work by opting out of federal supplemental unemployment payments and offering a $1200 bonus, legislative leaders agree on a budget for the 2022 fiscal year starting on July First and legislation banning new Oklahoma residents from applying for disability services to try and reduce the backlog of current people on the waiting list.
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The Oklahoma County jail trust elected trustee Jim Couch to be its new chair on Monday. StateImpact’s Quinton Chandler reports the trust also welcomed former corrections chief Joe Allbaugh into its membership and passed a resolution that limits public comment in meetings.
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An Oklahoma lawmaker has asked U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland for help improving the Oklahoma County jail. Rep. Jason Lowe of Oklahoma City believes federal intervention is necessary to solve the jail’s long standing problems.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel about…
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Oklahoma County's Board of County Commissioners decided on Monday to give $15 million in coronavirus relief funds to a program designed to help…
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel and sitting in for Neva Hill is former House Speaker…
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The budget board that reviews spending items for Oklahoma County’s board of commissioners wants the county to take back more than $25 million in federal…
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The Oklahoma County Jail Trust voted Monday to send back more than half of the $40 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds allocated to its budget…
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel about the…
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The body entrusted with running the Oklahoma County Jail reconsidered a vote Monday to remove an ICE agent from the jail. The vote occurred as the jail…