Oklahoma State Guard plan unveiled

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt wants to re-establish the Oklahoma State Guard and has directed the state’s Military Department to devise a plan for the civil defense force that would be under the governor’s sole authority.

Unlike the Oklahoma National Guard, which shares authority and funding with the federal government, the Oklahoma State Guard would be deployable only within the state’s borders. Oklahoma has a state guard law on the books, but the effort hasn’t been funded or organized since...