Budget Briefing: Coburn to Fallin: Manage Current Medicaid Program, Don’t Expand It

Sen. Coburn Urges Gov. Mary Fallin to Reject Medicaid Expansion Funds – “‘Focusing on managing the current program – rather than expanding it – is more responsible and compassionate than increasing spending and ceding more control to the federal government,’ Coburn wrote to Fallin on Monday.” Tulsa World

Think Tank Alleges Racial Discrimination in University of Oklahoma Admissions – A conservative think tank released a report Monday claiming the University of Oklahoma gives black and American Indian students an unfair advantage in admissions. NewsOK.com

Romney Raises Nearly $1 Million in September From Oklahoma Donors – “Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney raised more than $900,000 from Oklahoma donors in September, while President Barack Obama has raised a total of about $1.5 million to put him slightly ahead of his 2008 pace.” Tulsa World