Oklahoma state senators continued their battle over workers' compensation reform on Monday, with Democrats refusing to acknowledge Lt. Gov. Mary Fallin as she tried to preside over the chamber to force a vote on a reform measure backed by the state's Republican governor.
Both parties posted press releases on the state Senate's Web site. Here is the Republican version:
In flagrant disregard of the Oklahoma Constitution, Senate President Pro Tempore Mike Morgan ignored Lt. Gov. Mary Fallin's presence in the presiding officer's chair of the Oklahoma Senate Monday.
"Monday afternoon Senat...
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