Despite budget crunch, OCPS to spend up to $97k on hip-hop ‘Flocabulary’ program aimed at ‘at-risk youth’

By   /  June 9, 2010  /  News  /  1 Comment

Posted on June 9, 2010

By ANDREW W. GRIFFIN
Oklahoma Watchdog, editor
Posted: June 8, 2010
andrew@oklahomawatchdog.org
OKLAHOMA CITY – Is the Oklahoma City Public School district really going to spend $97,000 on something called “Flocabulary”? Particularly in the midst of a painful budget crunch?
Apparently so.
While it may have escaped the attention and scrutiny of a lot of Oklahoman [...]

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FEMA’s Response Time Lacking on FOIA Requests

By   /  October 11, 2009  /  Accountability, WatchBlog  /  No Comments

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has been criticized in the past for its slow response times. Kansas Watchdog reports on other delays that impact the public, as the agency took more than two months to respond to its Freedom of Information Act request:
A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was sent to the regional Federal Emergency [...]

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Federal Election Commission Training in Kansas City Next Week

By   /  July 28, 2009  /  Federal Government, News, Open Records  /  No Comments

Ever have a question about federal political campaigns, or the Federal Election Commission?
Next week the Federal Election Commission is having training classes in Kansas City for anyone interested in learning more about federal campaign laws, federal PACs, or party committees.
See the FEC flyer for this Kansas City event along with information about how to contact the [...]

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