Brad Henry<\/a>, who negotiated the original model compact, said recently his administration wanted the tribes to be tied to the compact beyond the first term and into the foreseeable future, in case they tried to negotiate a lower rate of payments.<\/p>\nHenry said he was concerned the dispute will end up in court, which would not be a good thing for Oklahoma.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re different than a commercial enterprise,\u201d said Chickasaw Governor Bill Anoatubby Friday. \u201cWe are a government. We have a constituency. We provide services to our people. If you look at the overall impact of this compact, if you look across the country, you\u2019re going to find out that the impact we have in Oklahoma is greater than any other state.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a statement to Tulsa World<\/em> Friday, the Governor\u2019s Office said the state was \u201cprepared to present an initial proposal to those who are ready to begin negotiations, and has been prepared to do so for months.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cThe state made four formal attempts dating back to July to set a date to present a proposal and begin negotiations,\u201d it read. \u201cOn the fourth attempt, the state was finally able to attend a meeting of tribal leaders on Oct. 28. But after beginning to present its proposal, the state was asked to leave the meeting.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In Oklahoma, ongoing tribal compact negotiations led by Governor Kevin Stitt have been \u201ca used car salesman thing,\u201d according to one tribal leader. As reported by Tulsa World, at a press conference on Friday, Choctaw Chief Gary Batton said, \u201c[They\u2019re] telling me I need a vehicle, and I\u2019m saying \u2018No, I don\u2019t. I have a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":120564,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61,18456],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Oklahoma Governor Like \u2018Used Car Salesman\u2019 in Compact Negotiations<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n