© 2024 Public Radio Tulsa
800 South Tucker Drive
Tulsa, OK 74104
(918) 631-2577

A listener-supported service of The University of Tulsa
classical 88.7 | public radio 89.5
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Judge Dismisses Suit Over Oklahoma Youth Expo

Youth Expo Website

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging $2 million in state funding for a youth livestock show after attorneys in the case failed to show up for a scheduling conference.

Republican Rep. Mike Reynolds filed the suit, arguing that the state violated a prohibition on gifts of public money when it allocated $2 million to the Oklahoma Youth Expo, which runs the livestock show.

The Oklahoman reports (http://bit.ly/12oc9wg ) that District Judge Bryan Dixon dismissed the lawsuit after attorneys didn't show up for a conference Friday.

Reynolds called the situation a paperwork mistake and says he'll continue his legal fight. Several attorneys told the newspaper that they didn't receive notification of the scheduling conference.

A spokeswoman for the state Agriculture Department declined to comment on the suit's dismissal.