The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to worsen throughout the nation and in Oklahoma. Nationwide, more than 300,000 COVID-19 cases were reported as of Sunday, and the death toll was approaching 8,000. All those numbers are expected to keep climbing. President Trump has warned us these next couple of weeks will be among the toughest we’ve faced as a country.

Gov. Kevin Stitt called a special session for April 6 to approve his declaration of a statewide health emergency in response to the pandemic. This declaration gives the governor broader powers during this time to waive statutory or regulator...