Plans to kick auditor out of Oklahoma Capitol derailed
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September 4, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The $245 million renovation of Oklahoma's state Capitol has led to allegations of a space grab.
Officials planned to boot Auditor and Inspector Gary Jones and about two dozen of his employees out of the building, but that was derailed after Jones refused to go along. The Republican, who's been a frequent and vocal critic of the Legislature, accused it and state officials of a space grab.
"It just floored me," Jones said of being notified last week by Secretary of Finance Preston Doerflinger and Capitol project manager Trait Thompson that plans developed in conjunction with...
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