Legislature fails to override Gov. Stitt veto

A broad coalition of groups that support freedom of speech and the press has sent a letter of thanks to Gov. Kevin Stitt for his veto of HB 1236. The measure would have weakened the Oklahoma Citizen Participation Act, which provides legal recourse against frivolous lawsuits that are intended to chill free speech. Oklahoma House Speaker Charles McCall and State Sen. Greg McCortney sponsored HB…