Man Hands Out Cash at Shelter

Published May 29, 2012

Man Hands Out Cash At Shelter – KWTV News 9 On Thanksgiving Day, a man dressed in cowboy boots and a cowboy hat, strolled into a shelter called the Jesus House. He had a stack of cash in his hands and started handing it out to residents.

Drug testing measure heads to Oklahoma governor

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HB 2388 would withhold assistance but still provide treatment. “We do have drug testing in the bill, but only where there is suspicion when the person is on illegal drugs,” said Holt, R-Oklahoma City. “It sends a message that this is a temporary …
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Oklahoma criminal justice bill takes new approach

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — With one of the highest incarceration rates in the nation, Oklahoma lawmakers were at a crossroads; either spend hundreds of millions of dollars on new prisons to accommodate a projected 9 percent increase in state inmates during …
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Bill authors praise signing of drug screening of welfare recipients legislation

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“This legislation was carefully constructed with input from numerous lawmakers and was ultimately passed with wide bipartisan support,” said Liebmann (R-Oklahoma City). “Oklahomans don't want to pay to support illegal substance abuse and this bill will …
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