Lawmakers to reconvene for special session

(Oklahoma City-AP) -- State lawmakers will meet in a special session on Monday to address planned furloughs of state prison employees. <br><br>Legislative leaders and Governor Keating agreed Wednesday

Wednesday, November 13th 2002, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

(Oklahoma City-AP) -- State lawmakers will meet in a special session on Monday to address planned furloughs of state prison employees.

Legislative leaders and Governor Keating agreed Wednesday to appropriate $9.8-million in emergency funds to the Department of Corrections.

Corrections officials had announced the furloughs as a way to cut costs because of a state budget shortfall.

Keating says the one day session will be only about corrections funding and will not address cuts to other agencies budgets.