Results are in for several Southwest Oklahoma elections Voters in several Southwest Oklahoma areas made their voices heard in a number of elections Tuesday. (Source: unsplash.com) By Alex Rosa-Figueroa | May 11, 2021 at 9:07 PM CDT - Updated May 11 at 9:07 PM
LAWTON, Okla. (TNN) - Voters in several Southwest Oklahoma areas made their voices heard in a number of elections Tuesday.
In Comanche County, voters failed to pass a school bond for Bishop Public Schools.
Although it got 57% approval, it did not get the 60% supermajority needed to pass.
That bond would have gone towards a new middle school.
In Jackson County, voters overwhelmingly approved a special sales tax.
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LAWTON, Okla. (TNN) - On Monday, the Department of the Treasury announced new money coming from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 is heading out across the U.S.
The money is a result of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, which means millions of dollars heading to Oklahoma.
Oklahoma is getting $1,870,417,575 of that funding.
Lawton will get more than $18 million.
Here’s a county-by-county breakdown for Southwest Oklahoma:
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