CARES Act

State officials are being called out by the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Education for irregularities in the disbursal of federal dollars allocated to governors to support education during the COVID-19 pandemic. A recently released investigative audit report details the findings and corrective action required.

Federal auditors have recommended clawing back hundreds of thousands of dollars disbursed by Gov. Kevin Stitt as part of federally funded coronavirus relief grants.

Ponca City Schools is one district leveraging funds for coronavirus relief to make much-needed repairs

In an unprecedented year for health care around the world, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority has had to adjust to serve Oklahoma's significant uninsured…

The Oklahoma County Board of County Commissioners on Monday decided to give $15 million in coronavirus relief funds to a program designed to help…

Without congressional action, Oklahoma’s coronavirus testing could soon dwindle. Congress passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act,…

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…

A woman raising her three grandchildren in Bethany was facing eviction after she lost her job to the COVID-19 pandemic. She called Dan Straughan for help…

Protestors on Monday pushed the Oklahoma County Jail Trust to postpone a discussion and potential vote on how to use more than $36 million in coronavirus…

Despite controversy and legal concerns, Oklahoma County will allot nearly all of its coronavirus relief funding to its jail.Congress passed the CARES Act…