HAPPENING NOW: The Oklahoma Veterans Commission has a regular meeting scheduled for today. However the commission has failed to reach a quorum. Interestingly this is the first meeting since Gov. Stitt removed the chair and vice chair. #okleg 
Another interesting tidbit from today: ODVA Executive Director Joel Kinstel spoke w/ media after the non-meeting in his office, an office that was noticeable bare. When asked if he thought the Stitt appointees would attempt to fire him, Kinstel said, "I really don't know."
HAPPENING NOW: Former Vets Commission Chair Larry Van Schuyver and former Vice Chair Paul Costilow are suing Gov. Kevin Stitt in the wake of their dismissal, citing their support of ODVA Director Joel Kinstel’s gubernatorial run as a key reason. #okleg
Van Schuyver, alleging Stitt wants to privatize OK's vet homes: I supported [Kinstel] because I knew how he supported veterans. It's not political for me. I saw the job [Stitt] did, I don't approve of it because he wants to sell us out. He wants to sell out veterans' homes out.
Van Shuyver: I fought for the right of free speech, I deserve free speech. I've been wounded before, Governor. You better come up with better than name calling or appointing some lackey to say something bad about me. That's not going to hurt my feelings.
Per Stitt's comms office on the allegations regarding privatization of Oklahoma's vet homes: "The Governor has never directed privatization and that argument is a smoke screen."
UPDATE: We have a full response on today's proceedings at ODVA and this afternoon's lawsuit from Stitt's office:
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