An Oklahoma nonprofit offering mental health services in communities across the state is firing back at Gov. Kevin Stitt’s claim that leaders of such organizations make too much money.
During a Wednesday news conference, Stitt specifically pointed to the CEO of GRAND Mental Health, who made nearly $1.4 million in 2023, according to ProPublica’s nonprofit explorer.
Stitt made his remarks in defense of Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Director Allie Friesen, who’s been tasked with finding ways to narrow a reported $43 million budget shortfall in the department…