The relocated laboratory was forced to outsource some tests and was cited by federal inspectors after contractor Prairie One Solutions took over the facility in late 2020.
The Frontier sued Pottawatomie County jail officials after they withheld records related to the death of Ronald Gene Given in 2019.
Similar programs in other states have seen legal challenges and criticisms that they mostly benefit the wealthy.
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County election officials said recruiting polling locations in remote rural areas is difficult, so they sometimes turn to people willing to open their homes to voters.
As a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Mullin sits on committees that oversee health, environmental, communications and technology issues.
Oklahoma officials used millions in federal relief money to cover pandemic-related payroll costs, freeing up other money to move a state lab that has since been plagued with problems.
Federal guidelines forbid using American Rescue Plan funds to build correctional facilities. But some county officials believe there are options to get around the rules and shore up an estimated $40-million budget hole.
