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Articles for Governor Stitt

Flush with cash, Oklahoma governor pushes for more tax cuts
1 year, 10 months ago

Flush with cash, Oklahoma governor pushes for more tax cuts

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — With state savings accounts and revenue collections at all-time highs, tax cuts will be a top priority for Gov. “In my executive budget I am proposing to eliminate Oklahoma’s state grocery tax and reduce our personal income tax rate to 3.99%,” Stitt said. “These cuts will save each family in Oklahoma hundreds of dollars each year.” Eliminating …

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Oklahoma governor signs transgender bathroom bill
2 years, 6 months ago

Oklahoma governor signs transgender bathroom bill

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed a bill requiring public school students to use only the bathroom of the sex listed on their birth certificate. The bill was proposed after Stillwater Public Schools declined to change a policy allowing students to use the bathroom that agrees with their gender identity unless forced by law to do otherwise. …

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Tribes: Oklahoma governor ending hunting license agreement
3 years ago

Tribes: Oklahoma governor ending hunting license agreement

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma tribal leaders said Monday that Gov. Kevin Stitt’s decision to not renew hunting and fishing license compacts with the Cherokee and Choctaw nations is part of an ongoing dispute between the tribes and the Republican governor. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Choctaw Nation Chief Gary Batton said in a joint statement with Choctaw, …

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‘Julius lives’: Oklahoma statehouse erupts in celebration as Jones narrowly escapes execution
3 years, 1 month ago

‘Julius lives’: Oklahoma statehouse erupts in celebration as Jones narrowly escapes execution

The Independent  

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Oklahoma governor grants clemency, spares Julius Jones’ life
3 years, 1 month ago

Oklahoma governor grants clemency, spares Julius Jones’ life

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s governor spared the life of Julius Jones on Thursday, just hours before his scheduled execution that had drawn widespread outcry and protests over doubts about his guilt in the slaying of a businessman more than 20 years ago. He had been scheduled for execution at 4 p.m. “After prayerful consideration and reviewing materials presented by all …

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Okla. governor grants clemency to Julius Jones hours before he was set to be executed
3 years, 1 month ago

Okla. governor grants clemency to Julius Jones hours before he was set to be executed

NPR  

Okla. governor grants clemency to Julius Jones hours before he was set to be executed Enlarge this image toggle caption Oklahoma Department of Corrections via AP Oklahoma Department of Corrections via AP Oklahoma Gov. "After prayerful consideration and reviewing materials presented by all sides of this case, I have determined to commute Julius Jones' sentence to life imprisonment without the …

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Julius Jones execution: Kim Kardashian speaks out against death penalty
3 years, 1 month ago

Julius Jones execution: Kim Kardashian speaks out against death penalty

The Independent  

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Ex-GOP senator leaving party, challenging Oklahoma governor
3 years, 2 months ago

Ex-GOP senator leaving party, challenging Oklahoma governor

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — The first GOP candidate to challenge Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said Tuesday he’s leaving the party and will run against Stitt as an independent, making him the second elected Oklahoma Republican in recent weeks to leave the party in part because of the governor’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. “I have not changed, the party has.” Earlier …

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Oklahoma governor booted from Tulsa Race Massacre commission
3 years, 7 months ago

Oklahoma governor booted from Tulsa Race Massacre commission

Associated Press  

TULSA, Okla. — The commission formed to observe the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre announced Friday that it had booted Oklahoma Gov. “The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commissioners met Tuesday and agreed through consensus to part ways with Governor Stitt,” the commission’s statement said. It went on to say that while the commission “is disheartened to part …

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The US is undermining a Supreme Court ruling on Native rights
4 years, 1 month ago

The US is undermining a Supreme Court ruling on Native rights

Al Jazeera  

Native American tribes in the United States rejoiced when the US Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in McGirt vs Oklahoma in July. Thanks to the Trump administration, Oklahoma now has permission to dump hazardous waste, including formaldehyde, mercury, lead, asbestos, toxic air pollutants and toxic pesticides, oversee underground injection control for fracking, and shelter corporate livestock farms that release …

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Oklahoma Governor Tests Positive For Coronavirus
4 years, 5 months ago

Oklahoma Governor Tests Positive For Coronavirus

NPR  

Oklahoma Governor Tests Positive For Coronavirus Enlarge this image toggle caption Sue Ogrocki/AP Sue Ogrocki/AP Oklahoma Gov. Tulsa's health director said that large gatherings including the rally "likely contributed" to the surge in new cases plaguing the state. "We're not going to mandate in the state of Oklahoma, and we're not going to be mask-shamers either," Stitt told reporters on …

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