Nearly $18 million in federal coronavirus relief dollars for education has been in Gov. Kevin Stitt’s hands since January 2021 but has yet to be spent to help Oklahoma students recover from the pandemic.
The state of Oklahoma has filed a lawsuit seeking to recoup money from a contractor it hired to distribute emergency federal education funds during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Oklahoma is keeping secret a review of a pandemic relief program where some families spent money intended for school supplies on video game consoles and barbecue smokers.
General Revenue Fund collections in December totaled $772.8 million, which is $168.4 million, or 27.9%, above the monthly estimate, according to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.