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BACK TONIGHT. YES. RYAN WALTERS HAS TARGETED STATE REPRESENTATIVE MARK MCBRIDE OF MOORE DIRECTLY. HE REQUESTED THIS INVESTIGATION. HE ACCUSES MCBRIDE OF WANTING A VENGEANCE AGAINST HIS AGENCY. MCBRIDE IS JUST A pawn for the TEACHERS’ UNIONS AND THE DEMOCRATS. HE JUST GOES OUT AND REPEATS WHAT THEY TELL HIM. IF I WERE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, I WOULD SAY, HEY, GREAT, COME AND INVESTIGATE ME BECAUSE WE DID NOTHING WRONG. BUT INSTEAD WE GET COMPLAINTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. STATE LEADER RYAN WALTERS AND STATE REPRESENTATIVE MARK MCBRIDE ARE ONCE AGAIN AT DISagreement. ON WEDNESDAY, A GROUP OF REPUBLICANS IN THE HOUSE, LEAD BY MCBRIDE, CALLED ON THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO INVESTIGATE WALTERS’ LEAD COUNSELOR MATT LANGSTON. MCBRIDE SAYS LANGSTON GETS SIX FIGURES FOR A PART-TIME JOB, FAR MORE THAN OTHER PART-TIME WORKERS IN THE STATE EARN WHO DON’T SHOW UP TO WORK AND GET FULL-TIME PAY. I MEAN, WHAT OTHER PERSON IN OKLAHOMA HAS A JOB LIKE THAT? WHAT IS HIS DAILY WORK? EVERYTHING WE DO GOES THROUGH OUR SENIOR TEAM. SO OUR SENIOR TEAM IS CONSTANTLY DEVELOPING WAYS TO IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. THAT’S ABOUT READING AND TEACHER RECRUITMENT, THAT’S ABOUT TEACHER RECRUITMENT, THAT’S ABOUT MAKING SURE OUR SCHOOLS HAVE THE BEST CURRICULUM AVAILABLE WHEN IT COMES TO PROTECTING PARENTAL RIGHTS, AND THAT’S FIRST FROM A CAMPAIGN PERSPECTIVE, SURE. BUT THE MONEY THAT THEY’RE PAYING TODAY, IT CAN BE HONESTLY SAY THAT IT ALL GOES TO PROMOTE THE INTERESTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. YES, AND THERE WAS NEVER A SERIOUS ALLEGATION THAT THAT WASN’T THE CASE. THIS IS A TOTALLY STATE AND, UM, ATTACK FROM MARK MCBRIDE. OF ALL THE AGENCIES UNDER MY COMMITTEE, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH ME SHARING INFORMATION EXCEPT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. AND THAT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE DAY HE WAS ELECTED. AND MCBRIDE SAYS HE’S STILL WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE AG’S OFFICE TO SEE IF THEY WILL CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION INTO MATT LANGSTON. WE KNOW, HOWEVER, THAT AG DRUMMOND WILL NOT CONDUCT A WHOLE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION THAT WAS DEMANDED LAST WEEK BY HOUSE DEMOCRATS, LIV REPORTS

Oklahoma lawmakers call for investigation into Ryan Walters’ employee

State Education Secretary Ryan Walters fired back after lawmakers called for an investigation into his senior adviser Matt Langston.

State Education Secretary Ryan Walters is hitting back after lawmakers called for an investigation into his senior adviser Matt Langston. Get the latest interesting news here. Walters accused Rep. Mark McBride of waging a vendetta against his agency after calls for an investigation. “Mark McBride is simply a stooge for the teachers unions and the Democrats. He just goes out there and repeats what they tell him,” Walters said. “If I was the Department of Education, I would say, hey, great, come investigate me. We’ve done nothing wrong, but instead there’s name calling and things like that,” McBride responded. At odds again, McBride and a group of House Republicans called on the attorney general’s office to investigate Langston. McBride said Langston is paid six figures for a part-time job, far more than other part-time state employees. >> Download the KOCO 5 app”Doesn’t show up for work, but has full-time benefits. I mean, what other person in Oklahoma has a job like that,” McBride said. “Everything we do goes through our leadership team, so our leadership team is constantly looking at ways to improve student outcomes. That’s literacy, that’s hiring teachers, that we make sure our schools have the best curriculum available, that we make sure parents’ rights are protected,” Walters said. “Yes, and there has never been a serious allegation that that is not the case. This is a completely fabricated attack by Mark McBride.” McBride said of all the agencies under his committee, he has no problem with anyone sharing information with him except the Oklahoma State Department of Education. McBride said he has not yet received a response from Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond on whether an investigation will be launched into Langston. Top HeadlinesTIMELINE: Storms could bring hail, damaging wind to parts of Oklahoma laterFire prompts evacuations at St. Anthony Health Complex in downtown Oklahoma CityPlans to build nation’s tallest skyscraper in OKC still in flux, developer saysSooners one win away from fourth straight national title, making WCWS historyOU, Norman release information on possible new arena, entertainment district

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State Education Secretary Ryan Walters fired back after lawmakers called for an investigation into his senior adviser Matt Langston.

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Walters accused House Representative Mark McBride of waging a vendetta against his agency after calling for an investigation.

“Mark McBride is simply a stooge of the teachers unions and the Democrats. He just goes out and repeats what they tell him,” Walters said.

“If I were the Department of Education, I would say, ‘Hey, great, come and investigate me. We did nothing wrong. Instead, there’s name-calling and things like that,'” McBride replied.

McBride and a group of House Republicans again disagreed, demanding that the attorney general’s office investigate Langston. McBride said Langston was paid six figures for a part-time job, far more than other part-time state employees.

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“Don’t show up for work, get full-time benefits, I mean, what other person in Oklahoma has a job like that,” McBride said.

“Everything we do goes through our leadership team. Our leadership team is constantly developing new ways to improve student learning, in the areas of literacy, teacher recruitment, making sure our schools have the best curriculum available, making sure parents’ rights are protected,” Walters said. “Yes, and there has never been a serious allegation that that is not the case. This is a completely fabricated attack by Mark McBride.”

McBride said he has had no problem sharing information with any agency under his committee except the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

McBride said he has not yet received a response from Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond on whether an investigation into Langston will be launched.

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