Republican leaders in the Oklahoma Legislature have agreed to attend a budget “summit” hosted by Gov. Kevin Stitt on Monday in an attempt to get FY 2025 budget negotiations off high center. The meeting, set for 2 p.m. Monday in the governor’s large conference room at the state Capitol, comes with less than a month […]
A bill Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat called his top priority this year has become law. Senate Bill 2035, named the Mason Treat Act by the House of Representatives, was signed Tuesday by Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt. The legislative proposal was developed after Mason, the pro tempore’s 16-year-old son, was critically injured in a car accident. The teenager […]
In the wake of destructive tornadoes across Oklahoma and tension between House and Senate leaders over the need for an income tax cut, Gov. Kevin Stitt is proposing an unusual summit next week to forge agreement on next year’s state budget. Speaker Charles McCall, left, welcomes President Pro Tem Greg Treat to the podium in […]
MARIETTA, Okla. (KFOR) – Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell toured damage left behind by weekend tornadoes. Alongside Senator James Lankford, the group walked through the Love County Health Center Tuesday. The hospital was hit by the EF4 tornado Saturday with several patients and employees inside. They waited out the storm in […]
The nomination of Shelly Zumwalt, embattled director of the state’s tourism department, to be Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt’s Cabinet Secretary for Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage, has been withdrawn from consideration, The Oklahoman has learned. Gov. Kevin Stitt’s letter to Senate Pro Tempore Greg Treat withdrawing the nomination of Shelly Zumwalt The withdrawal was sent by […]
Gov. Kevin Stitt said Friday that a recent audit’s criticisms of pandemic spending and contracting practices are “frustrating” and “unfair.” (Photo by Janelle Stecklein/Oklahoma Voice) OKLAHOMA CITY — Gov. Kevin Stitt on Friday called a recent state audit and demands for a member of his administration to resign a “frustrating” political attack from state leaders […]
A task force created by Gov. Kevin Stitt is calling for no limits on how much money state politicians can accept from individuals in campaign donations. The Governor’s Task Force on Campaign Finance and Election Threats reported a change is needed to combat the impact of dark money groups. “Independent expenditure entities are allowed to […]
Gov. Kevin Stitt asked the state agency that regulates wagering at the three Oklahoma racetracks to take action that could arguably stop the renewal of all tribal gaming compacts years down the road. Stitt asked the nine-member Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission to pass a resolution saying it would not allow tracks to offer gaming machines […]
Gov. Kevin Stitt has named Arcadia businessman Chris Franklin to the OSU/A&M Board of Regents, which oversees Oklahoma State University and four other state higher education institutions. Franklin helped start Tall Grass Capital and Onyx Holdings, which are real estate investment, development, construction and property management companies that focus on small-to-medium-sized towns in Oklahoma. He […]
OKLAHOMA COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) – Governor Kevin Stitt released a statement Sunday afternoon in response to the thousands of acres burned throughout Oklahoma from the wildfires. “I am watching the wildfire activity in western Oklahoma closely and working with the Department of Emergency Management and Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry to ensure the […]
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt commented for the first time late Monday on his three new agreements with tribal nations, saying the most about one deal in particular: a car tag compact with the Chickasaw Nation. The compact “ensures Oklahoma law enforcement can confidently identify vehicles on the road and guarantees that our turnpikes can read […]
Jan. 23—Gov. Kevin Stitt‘s “One Oklahoma Task Force” includes only two seats allotted to tribes on a 13-member panel dealing with Indian Country law enforcement, the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council learned this week. During the Jan. 22 Tribal Council meeting, Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. expressed frustration at the governor’s actions to address the McGirt […]