Magna Carta News
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Shelton Calls for Increased Gang Prevention Funding
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact: Ray Carter, House Media
Capitol: (405) 557-7421
Contact: State Rep. Mike Shelton
Capitol: (405) 557-7367
District: (405) 424-4141
Shelton Calls for Increased Gang Prevention Funding
OKLAHOMA CITY (October 3, 2006) - State Rep. Mike Shelton today
announced that he will seek a significant increase in state and local
funding for anti-gang programs.
"Over the last several years, the Legislature has provided only
$1 million for gang-intervention programs and they've even tried to cut
that funding," said Shelton, D-Oklahoma City. "But we have a gang
problem bigger than that $1 million. It's not just Oklahoma City and
Tulsa having gang problems today. It's spreading beyond the borders of
urban areas and into rural Oklahoma. We've got to stop cutting gang
programs and invest early to steer kids away from bad decisions."
Shelton said he plans to seek a significant increase in program
funding during the 2007 legislative session, which convenes next
February. Several community leaders appeared with Shelton on Tuesday to
voice their support.
"If the Legislature and Oklahoma City council were graded on
early intervention programs the way children are graded on academics in
school, both would get an F," Shelton said. "The Legislature and
Oklahoma City council need to do more."
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact: Ray Carter, House Media
Capitol: (405) 557-7421
Contact: State Rep. Mike Shelton
Capitol: (405) 557-7367
District: (405) 424-4141
Shelton Calls for Increased Gang Prevention Funding
OKLAHOMA CITY (October 3, 2006) - State Rep. Mike Shelton today
announced that he will seek a significant increase in state and local
funding for anti-gang programs.
"Over the last several years, the Legislature has provided only
$1 million for gang-intervention programs and they've even tried to cut
that funding," said Shelton, D-Oklahoma City. "But we have a gang
problem bigger than that $1 million. It's not just Oklahoma City and
Tulsa having gang problems today. It's spreading beyond the borders of
urban areas and into rural Oklahoma. We've got to stop cutting gang
programs and invest early to steer kids away from bad decisions."
Shelton said he plans to seek a significant increase in program
funding during the 2007 legislative session, which convenes next
February. Several community leaders appeared with Shelton on Tuesday to
voice their support.
"If the Legislature and Oklahoma City council were graded on
early intervention programs the way children are graded on academics in
school, both would get an F," Shelton said. "The Legislature and
Oklahoma City council need to do more."
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