Saying the law is clear, Stitt vetoes bill that would clarify dual office-holding dispute
OKLAHOMA CITY — With a dispute over dual officeholding still unresolved, Gov. Kevin Stitt struck down a bill attempting to clarify the agriculture commissioner’s ability to also serve on the governor’s Cabinet.
Stitt called Senate Bill 1196 well-meaning but “duplicative and unnecessary” in a veto message issued Tuesday.
The bill would have explicitly permitted the commissioner of agriculture to…