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What’s happening, Oklahoma? It is June 2, and here are a handful of sports headlines before we get started:

• Sooners softball fell to Texas 4-2 on Saturday, but stayed alive 4-1 over Oregon on Sunday night. Patty Gasso’s team needs to beat Texas Tech twice to advance to the WCWS championship series.

• OU baseball gutted out an elimination game win over North Carolina on Sunday night. They’ll play again Monday to see who moves on to the Super Regionals.

• OSU baseball had a wild come-from-behind win over Georgia to set up a game with Duke. The Pokes would have had to have won 2x to move on, but fell in Game 1, 3-2.

• And our Oklahoma City Thunder now know their NBA Finals opponent. It will be the Indiana Pacers. Game 1 is 7:30 p.m. Thursday on ABC from Paycom Center.

Remember, the next three weeks will be super abbreviated for Oklahoma Memo as I’m participating in the Oklahoma Ambassadors of Music’s trip to Europe — and for now, that means several long, long days of practices. Hang with us, all will be normal by June 23, and I will be doing the newsletter from Europe with photos from along the way!

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Storm chances return Tuesday. Will be hot on Monday!

🌡️ Monday's high in OKC 88°
🌡️ Monday’s high in Tulsa 86°

Oklahoma lawmakers override string of Gov. Kevin Stitt's vetoes — ODMHSAS commissioner removed

By Graycen Wheeler, Robby Korth and Lionel Ramos of KOSU
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In the wake of a record number of vetoes by Gov. Kevin Stitt, Oklahoma lawmakers decided they wanted to pass many of their measures without his blessing.

The House of Representatives and Senate overrode dozens of vetoes in rapid succession after several starts and stops.

The Senate stalled out in the late afternoon while lawmakers in favor of overriding Stitt’s veto on HB 2769 worked to get enough votes. After hours at a standstill, the bill became law.

The chamber took a brief interlude to remove Commissioner Allie Friesen from her role as the head of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, then they quickly moved through veto override votes. By adjournment after midnight, the two chambers had attempted to overturn almost 50 of the governor’s 68 vetoes.

Both the number of vetoes and the number of overrides were records in state history.

Most of the overrides were approved with little discussion or opposition. Nay votes generally came either from Democrats or a consistent group of conservative lawmakers, some of whom have labeled themselves as part of the state’s Freedom Caucus.

Lawmakers in the House encountered issues with their voting software, extending an already long night.

One bill, Rep. Melissa Provenzano’s proposal to ensure health insurance coverage for early breast cancer screenings, was met with a standing ovation upon the Tulsa Democrat’s introduction of the override motion. The House voted to make it law with near-unanimous approval. The Senate followed suit hours later.

By the end of the evening, the legislature had overturned 47 vetoes. Two more were overridden by the Senate and awaiting a vote in the House. One veto override, for HB 1521, was approved by the House but not voted on by the Senate before they adjourned sine die.

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The Oklahoma Rundown 📰

A hand-curated list of the best journalism from across the state:

• Tulsa mayor unveils historic $105 million reparations plan for Greenwood (Black Wall Street Times)

• Yes, you heard right. Kevin Durant's former Deep Deuce home is on the market for $35 (The Oklahoman)

• Tulsa First Responders ambushed while aiding shooting victim. Suspect killed after pursuit. (News On 6)

• 'Means a lot to us': Black Wall Street Legacy Festival commemorates Tulsa Race Massacre (2 News Oklahoma)

• President Trump’s AI Push Reaches Oklahoma: Luther Grapples With Data Center Proposal (The Luther Register)

• 'Angels in the sky': Oklahoma doctor saves man's life during flight (KOCO)

• OKC Pride Parade fills 39th Street with vibrant celebration (KOCO)

• Ginnie Graham: Oklahoma Legislature finally found its spine (Tulsa World)

• Skybridge demolition to begin June 9 as part of new OKC arena project (News 9)

• Oklahoma Enacts Fines and Fees Reform, Tougher Sentencing Laws (Oklahoma Watch)

• Guthrie Job Corps closing its doors due to federal budget cuts (KFOR)

• Atoka County pursuit ends with shootout (KTEN)

• OHP: Man drowned at Bluestem lake waterfalls in Osage County (2 News Oklahoma)

• 28-year-old man dies in Noble County single-vehicle crash (KFOR)

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