Epic Schools, a Source of Stitt Campaign Donations, Misused Millions of Taxpayer Dollars With Little Accountability
In recent years, millions of tax dollars have been misused by the for-profit arm of Epic Schools — one of the largest campaign donors in Oklahoma — and a contributor to Kevin Stitt’s campaign. Nearly $46 million in taxpayer dollars were sent to Epic Youth Services – even though it had zero employees besides its […]
Sending Tax Dollars from Rural Public Schools to Wealthy Private Schools
Gov. Kevin Stitt has established a disturbing pattern when it comes to the use of public tax dollars for education: he wants to take public tax dollars and send them to private schools instead, despite the fact that 95% of Oklahoma’s children attend public schools. In his 2022 State of the State address, Stitt made […]
Stitt administration tried to hand taxpayer dollars over to out-of-state insurance companies
Over the objections of the state legislature and state supreme court, the Stitt administration continues to push a plan that would give taxpayer money to insurance companies. Following the passage of the Medicaid expansion ballot initiative in 2020, Stitt devised a plan to privatize Medicaid and send billions of tax dollars to insurance companies like […]
Stitt Administration Broke State Law, Refused to Disclose COVID Spending
In May 2020 Gov. Stitt signed Senate Bill 1944, which required the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to publish daily reports of all expenditures of funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) on the Oklahoma Checkbook page of the state website. The measure was intended to protect taxpayers given […]
Stitt Diverts Federal Education Funds to Private Schools
Ninety-one percent of Oklahoma’s children attend public schools, but when the Stitt administration received $40 million in federal funds to help schools deal with COVID, he diverted nearly half of the money elsewhere. Stitt has been criticized for attacking public schools and pushing an agenda that seeks to funnel resources to students in private schools […]
Big Ticket Spending for the Governor’s Mansion Includes an $8,000 Rug
The state legislature appropriated $2 million to renovate the governor’s mansion to address major renovations, including a new roof, windows, some appliances, and furnishings. While paying for basic repairs is reasonable, how the money has actually been spent by the Stitt family has raised some serious questions. A high-end range cost taxpayers $8,544. A food […]
Stitt administration gave away millions of COVID tax dollars to donors, former political staffers, and questionable projects
At a time when hospitals were overrun with COVID patients and school children were struggling to overcome a lost year of learning, Gov. Kevin Stitt handed out COVID tax dollars to his political donors, former political staff, and projects that had little if anything to do with COVID. The expenditures included a $3 million PR […]
Stitt Wasted Millions in Unnecessary Legal Battles with Tribes
Revisiting a dark chapter in Oklahoma’s history, Gov. Stitt has repeatedly tried to force tribal nations to renegotiate state compacts. In particular, Stitt has become fixated on a plan to coerce tribal leaders to renegotiate gaming fees that were agreed to years ago. Unfortunately for taxpayers, he hasn’t been able to let the idea go. […]