Osage Nation Principal Chief John Red Eagle vetoed two bills less than 24 hours before the ON Congress wrapped the 2011 Hun-Kah Session. Congress unsuccessfully voted to override one of the vetoes for a bill amending the Nation’s tax law, which some government officials contend gives a break to a single (on-reservation) smoke shop.
The April 15 veto override failed with a 5-7 vote.
During the April 8 session, Congress voted 9-3 to pass the tax law amendment bill (ONCA 11-33), which Chief Red Eagle objected to, as did the Osage Nation Tax Commission.
