Gov. Stitt Dissolves Inter-Agency Council On Homelessness

Governor Kevin Stitt dissolved the state's Inter-agency Council on Homelessness this week.

The group, established nearly 20 years ago, included members of the public as well as private and nonprofit representatives to work together to come up with solutions to the state's homelessness problem. Stitt says there is no need for the council anymore and that he doesn't believe it was moving the needle. He went on to say the state is already putting resources toward mental health and education services but that he's against offering free housing.

"As long as I'm governor in Oklahoma we're not going to build housing, we're going to try and get them the help and the job that they need. There's so many ants on this ant pile," said Stitt. "If you want to get help, we can get you help, but if you don't want to get help there's not a lot that society can do."

The number of homeless people in Tulsa has increased by more than 6 percent from 2022 to 2023 according to a study by Housing Solutions Tulsa.

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