Quote of the Day | July 17, 2019

“The OSBI served a search warrant last night in northwest Oklahoma City regarding our investigation into Epic Charter Schools. At this point, our investigation is ongoing.”

– Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Brooke Arbeitman. In court filings, OSBI alleges Epic Charter Schools, the state’s largest virtual charter school system, embezzled millions in state funds by illegally inflating enrollment counts [Tulsa World]

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Quote of the Day | July 17, 2018

“The Department of Health’s General Counsel advised the board members during the July 10th meeting that these two amendments to the draft rules that we submitted for the Board’s consideration likely exceeded the scope of their authority. In light of this conflict, I would appreciate the advice and counsel of your office on how best to proceed with the defense of this action.”

-Tom Bates, Interim Commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of Health, writing to Attorney General Mike Hunter about a lawsuit over the Department’s newly approved medical marijuana rules [OAG.OK.GOV]

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