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Stitt administration defends federal coronavirus relief spending

By Carmen FormanStaff writercforman@oklahoman.comTop state leaders on Thursday defended the Stitt administration’s spending of $1.26 billion in federal coronavirus relief funds and said there’s documentation to explain how every dollar was spent. Stitt administration officials in charge of Oklahoma's portion of federal CARES Act funds appeared before state lawmakers as the director of a legislative watchdog office detailed a report that raised questions about how the relief dollars were spent. John Budd, the state’s chief operating officer, said he’s confident all the CARES Act spending met the specific requirements outlined by the federal government and the CARES Forward team he led has provided more documentation to the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency to justify the spending. A LOFT report issued earlier this month criticized the Stitt administration’s record keeping of CARES Act spending and warned some projects may not meet strict federal standards for coronavirus relief spending. “Are we ready for a federal audit?Read more on NewsOK.com

 

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