OKLAHOMA CITY – Legislative leaders and Gov. Kevin Stitt’s office are expected to sit down Monday in what could be a historic public meeting on budget negotiations. House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka, on Thursday appeared more optimistic on a forthcoming budget agreement than his counterpart, Senate Pro Tem Gerg Treat. Treat, R-Oklahoma City, earlier this […] The post Oklahomans to get ‘a front row seat’ to budget process as historic public hearings slated appeared first on Oklahoma Voice.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Gov. Kevin Stitt on Tuesday signed a controversial immigration bill that is expected to draw a legal challenge. House Bill 4156 would create a new crime called “impermissible occupation” for willfully entering the state without legal authorization to be in the United States. The first offense is a misdemeanor punishable by one […] The post Stitt signs controversial Oklahoma immigration bill appeared first on Oklahoma Voice.
After the Senate pro tem said Oklahoma s House speaker "has turned his chamber over to the governor," Stitt responded: "That’s pretty petty if they’re counting vetoes.”