Shutdown forces Oklahoma agency to furlough thousands

Two men talk outside a Department of Human Services office in Oklahoma City on Aug. 31, 2023. (Photo by Carmen Forman/Oklahoma Voice)

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Department of Human Services on Sunday will begin furloughing 2,300 employees as a result of the federal government shutdown, the agency said.

Employees earning a salary of $100,000 or more will be furloughed three days per pay period while those earning $50,000 up to $100,000 will have two furlough days…

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