OKLAHOMA CITY ( KFOR ) — An agreement with Governor Kevin Stitt and the Cherokee Nation on a car tag compact is at a stalemate, with the current compact set to expire December 31.
Both sides have been working for months to come to an agreement.
“I grow more pessimistic by the day,” said Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. “Now I think the odds are underwater.”
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The current compact has been in place since 2002 with amendments made in 2013. Governor Stitt has been outspoken on concerns he has with the compact in recent months.
“I’m not picking on them (Cherokee Nation),” said Sitt back in May. “I’m just telling Oklahomans the truth of why we need to get this done.”
Stitt claimed in the past the Cherokee Nation has not been sharing tag information with law enforcement. During an eight-minute video, posted to the Cherokee Nation Facebook page, Chief Hoskin addressed the claims.
“We’ve always shared real-time data with law enforcement through the nationally recognized OLETS system. And law enforcement has confirmed they have no problems.”