DPS commissioner seeks, wins support for trooper academy

Department of Public Safety Commissioner Michael Thompson did not have to look far to find support for his request for funding for a trooper academy. It was sitting just two chairs away at the head of the table during Friday’s meeting of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and the Judiciary.
“I am certainly going to be a voice on this issue this session,” Subcommittee Chairman Jonathan Nichols, R-Norman, said.
Nichols’ comments came after Thompson explained that the number of Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers on the road was at its lowest point in 20 years at 759. “That makes it tough for us to provide the necessary level of service for the State of Oklahoma,” Thompson said.  For the full story go to www.ecapitol.net