Republican-led states rush to align with Trump's MAGA agenda
GOP governors and state lawmakers are proposing their own DOGE-like commissions and advancing hard-line immigration bills.
GOP governors and state lawmakers are proposing their own DOGE-like commissions and advancing hard-line immigration bills.
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“… The most recent example came in Oklahoma, where Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt on Monday issued an executive order to create a “Division of Government Efficiency” (called DOGE-OK) within the state’s agency in charge of human resources and information technology.
A press release from Stitt said the agency would be designed to “focus on eliminating wasteful government spending, improving efficiency, and ensuring taxpayer dollars are being used effectively across state governments.”
Stitt’s office said the Oklahoma division will be led by a “chief DOGE advisor,” an unpaid position that reports directly to the governor. A Stitt spokesperson didn’t respond to questions from NBC News about who was being tapped to fill that position.
In New Hampshire, Gov. Kelly Ayotte similarly signed an
executive order the day she was sworn in last month to create a “Commission on Government Efficiency” (COGE).
Ayotte’s commission is composed of 15 members appointed by her and legislative leaders, and will be charged with submitting to her “proposals to streamline government, cut inefficient spending, and find the most efficient ways to serve the people of New Hampshire.” The commission so far includes a former governor, current and former state lawmakers and some local business leaders.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, both Republicans, have also signaled their desire to move forward with DOGE-like apparatuses. Reynolds has said she intends
to launch a DOGE task force in Iowa, while Landry signed an executive order in December to create a “Fiscal Responsibility Program” with goals similar to Trump’s DOGE.
Plus, several Republican-led legislatures in states that have a Democratic governor — including Wisconsin, Arizona and North Carolina — have recently launched state legislative committees that are in line with DOGE. Republican lawmakers in Idaho, Texas, Kansas and Missouri have also said they were planning to introduce proposals to create similar committees. …”