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| Okla. House gives final OK to prison funding |
| By mcalesternews.com |
| Published: 05/16/2014 |
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OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma House gave final approval Tuesday to a $13 million supplemental appropriation measure to help Oklahoma’s prison system pay its bills in spite of the concerns of some House members that the funding bill is unconstitutional. The House voted 68-23 for the measure and sent it to Gov. Mary Fallin’s desk to be signed into law. House members then voted 81-8 for an emergency clause that will allow the measure to go into effect as soon as it is signed. The Senate passed the measure last week. The House author, Rep. Scott Martin, R-Norman, says the measure appropriates $13 million to the Department of Corrections to help it pay its bills through the end of the fiscal year that ends June 30. Read More. |
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