OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ A Senate budget panel is meeting to analyze the budget of the Department of Human Services.
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services is scheduled to meet Tuesday at the state Capitol to discuss the DHS budget, along with the budgets for several other health-related agencies.
The Department of Human Services receives more than $500 million in state appropriations each year. And Oklahoma has been forced to increase the agency's budget as part of a settlement agreement with a child advocacy group that sued over the treatment of children in state custody.
The so-called Pinnacle Plan that resulted from that lawsuit is expected to cost the state an additional $153 million over the next five years to improve its child welfare system.
Saturday, May 25 2013 10:00 AM EDT2013-05-25 14:00:17 GMT
OKLAHOMA CITY Okla_ AAA Oklahoma will be offering Tipsy Tow over the extended Memorial Day holiday period. The service is free and open to the public. A tow for your car and a ride home for you are available
AAA Oklahoma will be offering Tipsy Tow over the extended Memorial Day holiday period. The service is free and open to the public.
Saturday, May 25 2013 8:44 AM EDT2013-05-25 12:44:27 GMT
LOS ANGELES_A familiar face is heading into outer space. It's Leonardo DiCaprio who is scheduled to blast off later this year but not for a movie but as a space tourist. There was also a bidding war to
LOS ANGELES_A familiar face is heading into outer space. It's Leonardo DiCaprio who is scheduled to blast off later this year but not for a movie but as a space tourist. There was also a bidding war to
Saturday, May 25 2013 8:38 AM EDT2013-05-25 12:38:16 GMT
MISSOURI_One day after a Missouri Goodwill found a stash of priceless military medals, the family of the owner has come forward. A shadowbox filled with pictures and medals belonging to Marine Sergeant
MISSOURI_One day after a Missouri Goodwill found a stash of priceless military medals, the family of the owner has come forward. A shadowbox filled with pictures and medals belonging to Marine Sergeant
Saturday, May 25 2013 8:34 AM EDT2013-05-25 12:34:20 GMT
OKLAHOMA CITY_The Oklahoma Legislature has adjourned the 2013 Legislature one week earlier than required and handed Republican Governor Mary Fallin a major political victory by passing an income tax cut. The
OKLAHOMA CITY_The Oklahoma Legislature has adjourned the 2013 Legislature one week earlier than required and handed Republican Governor Mary Fallin a major political victory by passing an income tax cut. The
Saturday, May 25 2013 8:30 AM EDT2013-05-25 12:30:30 GMT
COMANCHE COUNTY_The mother at the center of a on-going fatal child abuse case has turned herself in. Denise Ray was scheduled to stand trial for multiple felony counts stemming from the child abuse case
COMANCHE COUNTY_The mother at the center of a on-going fatal child abuse case has turned herself in. Denise Ray was scheduled to stand trial for multiple felony counts stemming from the child abuse case
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