Oklahoma Tribes Urge Lawmakers to Override Gov.'s MMIP Veto

Oklahoma Tribes urge lawmakers to override Gov.'s MMIP veto

OKLAHOMA CITY — Tribal nations, advocates, and families of the missing are calling out Governor Kevin Stitt after he vetoed a bill designed to remove critical funding barriers in the fight to solve cases of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP). The United Indian Nations of Oklahoma (UINO) is now urging Oklahomans to contact their […] The post Oklahoma Tribes urge lawmakers to override Gov.’s MMIP veto appeared first on The Black Wall St…

United Indian Nations of Oklahoma urges lawmakers to override Governor's veto of MMIP bill

OKLAHOMA CITY — United Indian Nations of Oklahoma (UINO) is calling on all Oklahomans to contact their state lawmakers and urge them to override Governor Kevin Stitt's May 5 veto of House Bill 1137, legislation written to remove barriers preventing critical state funding for the investigation of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP).Gov. Stitt originally signed Ida's Law in 2021, but it required the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation…

Sponsors of Oklahoma’s 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill Call for Veto Override, Slam ‘Big Pharma’ and Dark Money - 340B Report

Two Oklahoma Republican lawmakers are urging their colleagues to override Gov. Kevin Stitt’s (R) veto of a 340B contract pharmacy access bill that overwhelmingly passed the state legislature, accusing the drug industry and dark money groups of misleading the public while lobbying for the veto.