Governor Kevin Stitt's one year anniversary in office

Video Credit: KJRH | Tulsa | Channel 2
Published on January 15, 2020 - Duration: 01:23s
Governor Kevin Stitt's one year anniversary in office

Governor Kevin Stitt's one year anniversary in office

OFFICE.

FROM PRISON REFORMTO GAMING COMPACTS... IT'SBEEN A BUSY YEAR.(NATS - INAUGURATION)DURING HIS FIRST YEAR INOFFICE..

THE GOVERNORTACKLED SOME OF OKLAHOMA'STOUGHEST ISSUES...PRISON REFORM.

HE SIGNED ATOTAL OF 774 COMMUTATIONS,290 PARDONS AND 101 PAROLES.AND ON THIS ANNIVERSARY OFTHE DAY HE TOOK HIS OATH OFOFFICE..

HE SIGNED 62COMMUTATIONS, 93 PARDONS AND23 PAROLESNOVEMBER 1ST THE GOVERNORSIGNED THE LARGESTSINGLE-DAY COMMUTATION..JUST DAYS LATER - OKLAHOMAMADE HISTORY..

WITH 523INMATES WALKING OUT OFPRISON... NATS-"Thank you,Governor!" GOVERNOR STITTAND FIRST LADY SARAH STITTGREETED 55 WOMEN LEAVING THEEDDIE WARRIOR CORRECTIONALFACILITY.ALSO IN HIS FIRST YEAR..OKLAHOMA HIT A MAJOR SAVINGSGOAL.

THE STATE'S "RAINY DAYFUND" REACHED A RECORDHIGH..

WITH A BALANCE OFONE-BILLION- DOLLARS.

WHILETHE GOVERNOR MADE STRIDES...HE HIT A MAJOR IMPASSE WITHOKLAHOMA TRIBAL LEADERS...WHO FILED A FEDERAL LAWSUITOVER THE RENEWAL OF THEALL-IMPORTANT GAMINGCOMPACTS.

AT THE HEART OFIT... THE WORDING.

LAWYERSFOR THE TRIBES SAY THECOMPACTS AUTOMATICALLYRENEW... WHILE THE GOVERNORAND HIS TEAM SAYS THEY DONOT... AND THE TRIBES SHOULDPAY THE STATE MORE MONEY FORGAMBLING RIGHTS.AN OKLAHOMA STATE SENATORFILED A BILL THAT WO

You are here

You might like