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On this episode of "Behind the Blue," Swanson and Clark discuss their roles and responsibilities, the diversity goals they’ve set for a positive community impact, the importance of relationship building and partnerships with small businesses around the state, and more.

Oklahoma attorney general's opinion requires oversight of agency purchases, after legislative report found the state spent $3 billion without fiscal accountability.

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond reflects on first 100 days in office. Attorney General Gentner Drummond says losing the AG election in 2018 gave him plenty of time to prepare.

LOFT Director Mike Jackson presented a report Thursday which showed that a fraction of state agency purchases are within oversight.

In 1959, the Oklahoma Legislature created a 'centralized purchasing division.' Its purpose was to provide oversight and accountability for purchases made by state agencies. However, the report says that even though that division exists, many state agencies are circumnavigating the process.

By Emmanuel Joseph Individuals and companies supplying goods and services to the Government have to register under a revamped public procurement system that Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs Ryan Straughn says will make doing business with the government hassle-free. The e-procurement system, Bonfire, is in a pilot phase that runs from April 1 to September 30. “This is about

Construction of the highly-anticipated Hyatt Centric Hotel at Carlisle Bay is to begin soon, Senior Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Dr William Duguid announced in Parliament on Tuesday.Although not giving a date for the start of the delayed project, he said: “I understand that the Hyatt had some setbacks with its financing but they are soon about to start the construction of the Hyatt.”Minister Duguid offered no other details about the progress of the $175 million project which wil...

Western Petition Systems LLC is now verifying signatures for State Question 820, which would legalize recreational marijuana.

Oklahoma is paying a company associated with a political polling firm $300,000 per year to verify signatures for statewide ballot initiatives.

Oklahoma is paying a company associated with a political polling firm $300,000 per year to verify signatures for statewide ballot initiatives, leading some to question the fairness of the process by which Oklahomans can vote directly on state issues.