Gov. Fallin Statement on Anniversary of September 11
OKLAHOMA CITY ' Governor Mary Fallin today released the following statement on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks:
'Fourteen years after the 9-11 attacks, let us pause to remember the innocent victims who were killed as well as their family and...
Oklahoma Health Equity Campaign to Discuss Health Literacy
The Oklahoma Health Equity Campaign (OHEC) prepares for October’s Health Literacy Month with a meetingTuesday, Sept. 29 to discuss libraries and health organizations as partners in community (public) health. The public is welcome to attend the meeting being held from...
09/09/2015
September Transportation Commission Wrap-up
September Commission Wrap-Up
New Eight-year Plan includes more pavement work; more than $100 million in contracts awarded
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09/08/2015
Sow to Grow Farmers Market
Metro Career Academy's farmers market is closing the gap between people who grow food and those who eat it.
09/08/2015
Oklahoma Works Building a Stronger Workforce and More Prosperous State
For the next several weeks, I am traveling across the state in a series of meetings promoting a workforce and education initiative called 'Oklahoma Works.'
The meetings, co-hosted by the State Chamber of Oklahoma, promote a much-needed dialogue between education...
09/08/2015
Oklahoma Receives CDC Funding to Combat Prescription Drug Overdose
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) has received $820,000 for four years from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to prevent overdose deaths related to prescription opioids as part of the Prescription Drug Overdose: Prevention for States...
09/08/2015
Knitters Needed To Support "Click for Babies" Campaign
Frustration with infant crying is the number one trigger for a person to shake or harm a baby. The result of this action can be abusive head trauma – the leading cause of child abuse deaths in the United States. The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) advises...
09/08/2015
Uninsured Driver Study to Look at Cause and Solution
OKLAHOMA CITY ' The Oklahoma Insurance Department and lawmakers are taking a needed step to solving our state's uninsured driver problem. An interim study on the issue will be held tomorrow at the State Capitol.
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'Oklahoma has the highest percentage...
Gov. Fallin Fills CareerTech Board Vacancy
OKLAHOMA CITY ' Governor Mary Fallin today announced she has appointed Robert J. 'Bob' Ross to serve on the State Board of Career and Technology Education.
Ross, of Oklahoma City, will represent the State Board of Education. Two appointed members of the State...
09/04/2015
Consumers Advised to Avoid Cucumbers Associated With National Salmonella Outbreak
The Oklahoma State Department of Health has joined public health officials in other states and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to investigate a nationwide foodborne outbreak of Salmonella Poona. Epidemiologic studies of these Salmonellosis cases...
09/03/2015
Attorney General Scott Pruitt Files Brief in Ten Commandments Case
Says OK Supreme Court ruling creates hostility toward religion that violates U.S. Constitution
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt on Thursday filed a brief in state district court asking the court to consider whether the Oklahoma Supreme...
Rural fire departments receive state funds
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Rural Fire Departments across the state are receiving more than $4,000 each in annual operational funds from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry. Fire Departments can utilize the grant funds to purchase items such as firefighting equipment, insurance...
09/03/2015
Gross Receipts to the Treasury Continue to Fall in August
Charts and graphs
OKLAHOMA CITY ' Gross Receipts to the Treasury in August dropped 3.5 percent below collections from the same month of the prior year. This is the fourth consecutive month and the fifth time in six months the year-over-year comparison has...
09/02/2015
AG Pruitt Charges OKC Counselor with Medicaid Fraud
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt on Wednesday announced charges against an Oklahoma City man for Medicaid fraud and identity theft.
Toris Emanuel Louie, 27, worked as a behavioral health counselor. Louie submitted documents to his employer...
09/02/2015
Robot C Programming for STEM Teachers Starting
This training will help teachers just starting in or wanting to start robotics. The focus will be on the programming in robot c. This will be a hands on collaborative training for teachers with many tips and resources.