Gov. Stitt vetoes bill to engrain OETA’s government subsidy

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ByNuria Martinez-KEEL OKLAHOMA CITY — Gov. Kevin Stitt has vetoed a continuation of Oklahoma’s state-funded TV station, contending taxpayer dollars shouldn’t subsidize public broadcasting.

The Oklahoma Educational Television Authority would reach its sunset date July 1 and have a year to wind down its operations, if the governor’s veto is not overridden or counteracted with other legislation. Senat…