Oklahoma Law Makers Comment on Governor Stitt's Veto of Bill to Protect Rural Healthcare

Oklahoma law makers comment on Governor Stitt's veto of bill to protect rural healthcare

State Representative Preston Stinson and Senator Brent Howard commented on Governor Kevin Stitt’s veto of a bill designed to protect rural health care on Wednesday.

Governor’s veto greenlights opioid deaths in Oklahoma

Attorney General Gentner Drummond assailed Gov. Kevin Stitt’s veto of Senate Bill 574, noting that his actions will fuel Oklahoma’s opioid crisis and unequivocally result in preventable deaths. SB 574, which passed the state Legislature with strong bipartisan support, would give the Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board additional flexibility in determining opioid abatement grant eligibility and would add public colleges and universities as eligible g…