Whether you’re using it as a campaign issue to galvanize angry right-wing voters, feel uncomfortable having homeless panhandlers stare you down while stopped at a red light, or have legitimate compassion for people who simply can’t afford housing, I think just about everyone can agree that homelessness in Oklahoma is a serious problem that needs to be addressed.
Well, unless you’re the Governor of Oklahoma.
Yesterday afternoon, Kevin Stitt announced he is disbanding the Oklahoma Governor’s Interagency Council on Homelessness.
Established by Brad Henry in 2004, it was a “25-member advisory body composed of public, private and nonprofit representatives working together to end homelessness in Oklahoma.”
Here’s a letter about the news that Wendy Sizzlin’ Suarez shared on social media: