Henry Says He May Use Line Item Veto

Governor Brad Henry says he may use his line item veto on the $6.9 billion appropriations bill. It's the latest in the head-knocking between Henry and Republicans in the House and Republicans and Democrats in the Senate. They agreed on the next budget while Henry was out of state on spring break vacation; he questioned their action through Treasurer Scott Meacham and the war of words has continued since. Now, it appears Henry is poised to go through the appropriations bill line-by-line, setting up a continuing confrontation. House Democrats have taken Henry's side, saying they were frozen out of the process and claiming many needed items are not included; Henry has taken a similar position.

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