The Frontier
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At one point Pinnell approved a $1.5-million payment to Foggy Bottom via email without seeing the invoice, an email obtained by The Frontier shows. -
Oklahoma gave a Florida company a no-bid contract to distribute $18 million in pandemic relief money as a test-run for school vouchers. Now federal investigators are eyeing the deal.
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Oklahoma Speaker of the House Charles McCall on Thursday launched a special committee to investigate the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department’s dealings with Swadley’s Foggy Bottom Kitchen.
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The state’s top law enforcement official says he hasn’t reviewed a restaurant company’s controversial contract, despite an alleged $4.5 million in excessive payments.
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A state oversight board once had the power to approve Tourism contracts, but legislation in 2018 stripped its powers.
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Public education faces increased scrutiny as some lawmakers vow to continue a push to divert more state money to private schools.
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While Education Secretary Ryan Walters’ campaign hired consultants and spent money on events last year, those payments were not reported to the Ethics Commission by his campaign, records show.
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The state has agreed to buy up to 1,000 of the company’s boxy electric vehicles with rectangular steering wheels in a deal that could be worth millions.
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After banning ‘critical race theory,’ Oklahoma lawmakers seek further school curriculum restrictionsConservatives link school teachings on empathy to leftist indoctrination, keeping a hot-button culture war issue center stage.
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An Enid attorney claims an election to fill retiring U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe’s seat is unconstitutional.
