Tag: Kevin Stitt

Prescription bill could save lives

May 2, 2019

Gov. Kevin Stitt has given his approval to legislation ensuring citizens can get emergency refills on life-saving prescriptions. Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, is the principal author of Senate Bill 1019. The House principal author is Rep. T.J. Marti, R-Broken Arrow. Hicks said the legislation sets out the guidelines for pharmacists to prescribe emergency refills…

Stitt signs the ‘Step Therapy’ bill

April 25, 2019

A bill intended to protect patients from a harmful insurance practice known as ‘step therapy’ has been signed into law by Governor Kevin Stitt. Senate Bill 509, authored by Rep. Cyndi Munson, D-Oklahoma City, and Sen. Dave Rader, R-Tulsa, requires any health insurance plan that utilizes a step therapy protocol to establish guidelines governing the…

Stitt tabs Gen. Ben Robinson (ret.)

April 25, 2019

Gov. Kevin Stitt has appointed retired Air Force Gen. Ben Robinson as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Military, a cabinet position that requires Senate confirmation. “Gen. Ben Robinson bravely served our country in the United States Air Force, and continues to contribute to Oklahoma’s veterans and military community every day,” said Stitt. “He is…

Taylor nominated as a regent

April 11, 2019

Governor Kevin Stitt has appointed Steven W. Taylor to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. Pending Senate confirmation, Taylor will serve a nine year term, effective May 17. “Chief Justice Taylor has been a dedicated public servant for the people of Oklahoma his entire career,” said Stitt. “He has a passion for education and…

Fewer state bridges deemed dangerous

April 11, 2019

Bridge conditions in Oklahoma are improving, Gov. Kevin Stitt said in a recent meeting of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission. Secretary of Transportation and ODOT Executive Director Tim Gatz introduced Stitt, who was attending his first commission meeting as governor. Stitt congratulated ODOT on its effort to address the condition of the state’s infrastructure, noting that…

Bradley named to state school board

April 11, 2019

Gov. Kevin Stitt has appointed Carlisha Williams Bradley to the State Board of Education. Pending Senate confirmation, Bradley will serve a four-year term effective through April 2, 2023. “I am thrilled to appoint Carlisha to the State Board of Education,” said Stitt. “She is a driven and successful individual who has been a strong leader…

Stitt gets more authority

March 21, 2019

Passage of five reorganizational bills will give Gov. Kevin Stitt and future governors more authority to hire and fire agency leaders for the Oklahoma Healthcare Authority (SB 456), Oklahoma Department of Transportation (SB 457), Oklahoma Department of Corrections (HB 2480), Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs (HB 2479), and Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance…

Editorial: Governor Stitt keeps his promise

March 14, 2019

It’s nice to finally have a governor who keeps his campaign promises and adheres to his party’s platform. Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Tulsa, signed his first bill one hour after it had passed. The constitutional carry bill give open carry to law-abiding Oklahomans. It is an important step to clear up the state’s messy gun laws….

Despite all the setbacks, there seems to be a glimmer of hope

March 14, 2019 Robert McDowell

It seems as though some things may be changing to offer some encouragement to those of us who revere the freedom we were born into and the Constitution that was written to guarantee those freedoms as coming from God. As mentioned previously, some of us consider it that it was the doing of God that…

$574.4 million budget surplus

February 28, 2019

The Board of Equalization, chaired by Gov. J. Kevin Stitt, certified $8,249,071,274 in revenues for FY 2020 appropriations, which is $574.5 million, or 7.5 percent, more than was appropriated for FY 2019. This amount is $37.8 million, or 0.5 percent, less than the December estimate. The state treasurer reported that at the end of January,…