Former Oklahoma state Sen. Mike Morgan was hired to stop harmful bills, landfill company owner testified

 
BY NOLAN CLAY nclay@opubco.com
Published: February 15, 2012

The owner of a landfill development company testified Wednesday that paying a state Senate leader to stop legislation harmful to the project was “the cost of doing business.”

“I didn't feel it was just right but we did it,” the prosecution witness told jurors at the political corruption trial for former Senate President Pro Tem Mike Morgan , attorney Martin Stringer and lobbyist Andrew Skeith . “I wan...


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