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Coronavirus, budget woes impede Stitt's priorities

By Carmen FormanStaff writercforman@oklahoman.comGov. Kevin Stitt accomplished few of the goals he set for himself at the start of this year’s legislative session. Unlike his first legislative session, when the new governor walked away with nearly everything on his wish list, Stitt ended this legislative session having achieved almost none of the government reforms he called for in his State of the State address. When Stitt was speaking to both chambers of the Legislature in early February, there was no way he could have known that within a few months, most of his time would be spent dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Nor could he have predicted how severe the effects of the pandemic would be on Oklahoma’s economy and the state budget. “Once the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the governor’s first priority became protecting the health and lives of Oklahomans,” said Stitt spokesman Charlie Hannema. “Gov.Read more on NewsOK.com

 

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