Bill to allow state funding for Office of Liaison for Missing Murdered Indigenous People vetoed on MMIP Awareness Day | News [Video]

OKLAHOMA CITY — A bill to allow state funding for the Office of Liaison for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) was vetoed on MMIP Awareness Day.

The bill was vetoed on Monday, MMIP Awareness Day.

FOX23 told you the Cherokee Nation held their annual Missing or Murdered Indigenous Person (MMIP) awareness event on Friday.

Rep. Ron Stewart, D-Tulsa, released the following statement after his bill, HB 1137, was vetoed by the Governor:

“I am deeply disappointed in the Governor’s decision to veto House Bill 1137–especially on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Awareness Day at the Capitol,” Stewart said. “This bill represented a meaningful step forward in addressing an issue that affects families and communities across Oklahoma.”

“I am grateful for the strong bipartisan support HB 1137 received in both the House and Senate, a clear reflection of the Legislature’s shared commitment to justice and accountability for our most vulnerable,” Stewart said in the statement.

“While this veto is a setback, it is not the …