SPEAKER OF HOUSE SUING GOVERNOR

SPEAKER OF HOUSE SUING GOVERNOR

PARTS OF THEIR CORONAVIRUSRELIEFSPENDING BILL.HOUSE SPEAKER PHILIP GUNN ANDSPEAKER PROTEM JASON WHITE SAY THE GOVERNORDOESN'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY TOPARTIALLY VETO SOMEITEMS IN THE BILL.THE GOVERNOR TOOK TO"TWITTER"... SAYING THEITEMS HE VETOED WERE TO PREVENTEARMARKSFROM GOING TO SPECIAL PROJECTS.HE CALLED THIS LAWSUIT A "HAILMARY" BY HOUSELEADERS BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVETHE VOTESTO OVERRIDE HIS VETO.

I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE ARE A FEWLEADERS IN THE HOUSE THAT PLANTO FILE A LAWSUIT QUESTIONINGTHEGOVERNOR'S ABILITY TO LINE ITEMVETO.

AHH, A COUPLE OF BILLSAND A COUPLE OF ITEMS.EARLIER THIS YEAR--- THEGOVERNOR ANDLAWMAKERS WERE AT ODDS OVER WHOSHOULDGET THE AUTHORITY TO DECIDE HOWTHECORONAVIRUS RELIEF MONEY WASSPENT.THE GOVERNOR SAID HE DID NOTPLAN TO CALL LAWMAKERS BACK TOTHE CAPITOL FOR ASPECIAL SESSION WHILECORONAVIRUS CASESARE SO HIGH--- POINTING TO THEOUTBREAK THATHAPPENED AFTER THE FLAG VOTE ATTHE ENDOF JUNE.BUT BECAUSE OF A SPECIALRESOLUTIONPASSED DURING THE SESSION---LAWMAKERSCOULD RECONVENE ON THEIR OWN TOTAKE UPCOVID-19 ISSUE