Governor continues push to repair Oklahoma Capitol

Gov. Mary Fallin tells Oklahoma newspaper editors and publishers she is concerned about safety issues in the nearly 100-year-old state Capitol.

 
BY MICHAEL MCNUTT | Published: February 8, 2013   

Gov. Mary Fallin said Thursday she will continue to pressure lawmakers to take steps to repair the state Capitol.

“What I want to do is get the Capitol fixed,” she told a gathering of members of the Oklahoma Press Association. “Because the longer we delay fixing the Capitol, the more it costs.”

photo - Bright yellow barriers prevent pedestrians from entering the south plaza area, where debris occasionally falls from crumbling sections of the state Capitol. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman
Bright yellow barriers prevent pedestrians from entering the south plaza area, where debris occasionally falls from crumbling sections of the state Capitol. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman

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Fallin told editors and publishers she is concerned about safety issues in the nearly 100-year-old building.

Many of them went on a tour of the Capitol where they were told that much of...
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