Oklahoma lawmakers not on board with demanding teachers give back bonuses paid in error

A plan by the Oklahoma State Department of Education to claw back thousands of dollars in bonuses it wrongly paid to a handful of teachers isn't going over well with members of the Oklahoma Legislature. State Sen. Adam Pugh, R-Edmond, and Reps. Mark McBride, R-Moore; Mickey Dollens, D-Oklahoma City; and Rhonda Baker, R-Yukon, all issued media statements Friday saying they were against forcing teachers to repay bonuses that were wrongly paid to them. Earlier this week, a story published by the nonprofit news organizations Oklahoma Watch and StateImpact Oklahoma reported...