Oklahoma AG hires outside attorneys on gambling negotiations

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s attorney general has agreed to pay a Michigan law firm up to $250,000 to help represent the state in negotiations with Oklahoma-based Native American tribes over compacts that allow gambling.
Republican Mike Hunter’s office signed the agreement last week with the law firm Dykema Gossett. A Hunter spokesman said Friday the outside attorneys were necessary because of their experience in tribal negotiations.
Discussions between the state and the tri