Ginnie Graham

Tulsa World Columnist

A week ago Gov. Kevin Stitt and his Oklahoma Highway Patrol didn't have enough officers to patrol Tulsa and Oklahoma City. Now, Stitt apparently has so many troopers he's sending them to Tulsa to arrest homeless people and watch contractors pick up trash on state properties.

Interesting turn of events. Obviously this is a politically motivated maneuver stolen from President Donald Trump. Stitt is joining the Republican Party chorus bruised over voters choosing a Democratic mayor, and he's upset the city may be settling a federal lawsuit with tribes over jurisdiction on municipal crimes.

Stitt makes his petty jabs — portraying Tulsa as a crime-ridden, "trash-filled" city where people are "forced to live in fear" — while his own house is imploding. H

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