OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A
state representative from Oklahoma City is asking for an opinion from
the attorney general's office on the authority of the House
speaker-elect to spend money from the House budget.
Republican Rep. Mike
Reynolds sent a letter Wednesday to Attorney General Scott Pruitt
seeking a formal opinion as House Speaker-elect T.W. Shannon is expected
to announce his staff this week.
Shannon was formally
elected by the Republican caucus earlier this month to serve as speaker
for the legislative session beginning in February. He was unopposed and
will be formally elected by the full House in January.
But Reynolds questioned
whether Shannon has the authority to authorize spending before his
formal election and says there is "ambiguity in the Constitution that
needs to be clarified."
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