Oklahoma Deems Billions In Federal Covid Relief Fund Applications A Secret

Oklahoma Watch

Oklahoma lawmakers and Gov. Kevin Stitt have $1.87 billion to spend from the federal government on infrastructure needs and addressing the health and economic fallout of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The state has received almost $12 billion in funding requests, including those from state agencies, but the details remain a secret. (Whitney Bryen/Oklahoma Watch)
Oklahoma lawmakers and Gov. Kevin Stitt have $1.87 billion to spend from the federal government on infrastructure needs and addressing the health and economic fallout of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The state has received almost $12 billion in funding requests, including those from state agencies, but the details remain a secret. (Whitney Bryen/Oklahoma Watch)

Oklahoma’s purchasing director has decided almost $12 billion in applications for federal money under last year’s COVID-19 funding package for states should stay secret as the Legislature and Gov. Kevin Stitt’s administration consider projects for approval.

Included in the blanket exemption to the state’s Open Records Act are state agencies applying for funding from the American Rescue Plan Act. Ok…