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By Kayla BranchStaff writerkbranch@oklahoman.comOklahoma County officials almost lapsed roughly $5 million in federal COVID-19 relief funding last year until an extension to spend the money was approved by Congress in late December. Now, officials have until the end of 2021 to spend those dollars, known as CARES Act funds. The county received about $47 million in April 2020 to deal with the COVID-19 crisis, and officials were in a frenzy last fall debating how to spend the money before the original December deadline. "It is frustrating because, especially with our small business program, we would not have done it in such a rush had we known the deadline was going to be extended,” said Commissioner Carrie Blumert. Commissioner Kevin Calvey, who pushed to give all the county’s relief funding to the county jail, predicted an extension, but his counterparts said they couldn’t rely on assumptions. “We didn’t get any directives,” Commissioner Brian Maughan said.

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By William CrumStaff writerwcrum@oklahoman.comA controversial Oklahoma City panhandling ordinance thrown out by a Denver court would have “withstood constitutional scrutiny” in other parts of the country, attorneys for the city said Wednesday in a plea to the U. S. Supreme Court. Attorneys for the city asked the high court to review the ordinance, casting their petition as an opportunity to resolve differing interpretations of a 2014 free speech ruling regarding “safe passage” zones outside abortion clinics. An attorney who is part of the ACLU-led team that sued the city on behalf of a panhandler and others said by text it was “regrettable the city has opted to waste tens of thousands more in taxpayer dollars to file this petition.” First adopted in 2015, and amended in 2017, the ordinance prohibits sitting, standing or staying in the median of roadways where the speed limit for passing traffic is 40 mph or greater. The council majority agreed it was necessary to protect public safety.