Senate overrides governor to extend two sets of tribal compacts

  • Leaders of sovereign tribal nations, including Muscogee Principal Chief David Hill, Chickasaw Gov. Bill Anoatubby and Seminole Chief Lewis Johnson, sit in the Oklahoma State Senate gallery Monday ahead of veto override votes regarding tribal compact extensions. Tres Savage/nondoc.com
  • Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, speaks to media after a pair of successful veto override votes Monday. Tres Savage/nondoc.com
  • Representing Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, Brandon Tatum and Trevor Pemberton enter the Chickasaw Nation’s Oklahoma City headquarters for a meeting about state-tribal tobacco compacts last week. Tres Savage/nondoc.com
Beneath a gallery half-full of tribal leaders, the Oklahoma State Senate took a second swing at overriding Gov. Kevin Stitt’s veto of state-tribal compact extensions and did Monday, nearly one month after senators fell one vote short of extending dozens of tobacco and motor vehicle compacts through December 31, 2024. Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, immediately began the…

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