OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is vetoing several key budget bills, setting up a showdown with lawmakers in his own party who said they plan to override him.
Stitt vetoed three bills on Wednesday that combined generate about $290 million of the Legislature's $7.7 billion spending plan.
Two of the bills temporarily divert payments to the state's public pension systems and a third shifts money from a fund for road and bridge improvements.
Although Republicans have enough votes in each chamber to override the governor's veto, neither pension bill passed the Senate with a veto-proof margin.
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