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- ↑ Evans, Murray (December 3, 2024). "Stitt fires state's energy and environment secretary over disagreement on poultry lawsuit". The Oklahoman . Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ↑ McNutt, Michael (December 3, 2024). "Great escape-goat? Stitt fires McQueen for attending poultry lawsuit hearing". NonDoc. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ↑ "Oklahoma Senate PAC agrees to pay fines to state, dissolve". KOCO . Associated Press. July 12, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ↑ "Governor Stitt Names Jeff Starling as Oklahoma Secretary of Energy & Environment". Governor of Oklahoma . December 3, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ↑ As Chief Transportation Advisor