I guess the Oklahoma Arts Council's old plan to charm Kevin Stitt with praise and fealty didn't work out as planned!
Earlier this morning, the Oklahoma arts community awoke to the news that Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt vetoed SB 18 – a bipartisan bill that would have designated $10-million from the state's $1.8-billion ARPA treasure chest to the Oklahoma Arts Council to "address the negative economic impacts of the pandemic by providing assistance to impacted nonprofit organizations."
Stitt vetoed the legislation despite it passing through the Oklahoma House (80-9) and Oklahoma Senate (37-7) by overwhelming margins: