The state will remove a Ten Commandments monument from the capitol grounds before October 12.
The Oklahoman newspaper reportsthat a state panel authorized the removal Tuesday of the monument, though it is unclear where it will go.
The Office of Management and Enterprise Services will be in charge of removing the monument.
The American Civil Liberties Union sued the state, citing a provision in the state’s constitution that prohibits state support of religion. This summer, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled in favor of the ACLU.
Gov. Mary Fallin and Attorney General Scott Pruitt have been in favor of keeping the monument on the capitol grounds. Pruitt has suggested changing the state constitution to eliminate the provision which necessitated the monument’s removal.
