FILE – Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt speaks during a news conference on May 17, 2021, in Oklahoma City. Stitt will help kick off the 2022 legislative session with his annual State of the State speech on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt hit on some familiar themes during his fourth annual State of the State address on Monday — improving the state’s health care, education, infrastructure and business climate. But he also gave his support to a longtime priority for Democrats — eliminating the state sales tax on groceries.
The first-term Republican, who faces reelection this year, also presented his executive budget proposal to help kick of the 2022 legislative session.
“Many Oklahomans are already struggling under the weight of record inflation,” Stitt said in remarks prepared for delivery. “Let’s give them more help this year. Because, after all, we need more taxpayers, not more taxes.”
The state currently imposes a 4.5% sales tax on groceries. Local jurisdictions often impose additional sales taxes that can increase the tax rate on groceries to more than 10% in many communities.
Stitt also renewed his criticism of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark court decision on criminal jurisdiction in Indian Country, known as the McGirt decision.
“From the beginning, I’ve sounded the alarm on the Supreme Court’s McGirt decision,” Stitt said. “Because I knew then, and I know now, that even a narrow Supreme Court ruling can fundamentally change a state.
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