Forest Service Report Rising Firefighting Costs Raises Alarms
USDA Office of Communications sent this bulletin at 08/05/2015 10:02 AM EDT
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, 2015 For the first time in its 110-year history, the Forest Service, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is spending more than 50 percent of its budget to...
08/05/2015
Gross Receipts to the Treasury Drop at Start of New Fiscal Year
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OKLAHOMA CITY ' Gross Receipts to the Treasury in July fell 5 percent below collections from the same month of the prior year. This is the third consecutive month and the fourth time in five months the year-over-year comparison has...
08/04/2015
Attorney General Pruitt Files Charges Against Operators of OKC Prosthetics Business
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt announced Tuesday six felony charges against three Oklahoma men operating LaFuente Ocular Prosthetics.
Henry LaFuente, 64, and Brandon Ray LaFuente, 37, co-owners of the business, and Billy Joe Wilkerson, Jr., 44,...
08/04/2015
Roads to Prosperity Improving Oklahomas Transportation Infrastructure
Having safe, well-maintained roads and bridges is one of the most basic requirements of a healthy economy. Oklahoma is at the intersection of three major interstate highways, and we rely on a modern, functional and uncongested infrastructure system to transport an enormous...
08/04/2015
Rural fire department funding available through Oklahoma Forestry Services
Rural fire departments across the state are encouraged to apply now for the 2015 Rural Fire Defense 80/20 Reimbursement Grant program. Grants are available for equipment purchases or fire station construction. Fire departments in towns with a population of less than...
08/03/2015
AG Pruitt Says Final Clean Power Plan Still Unlawful
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt on Monday said the final version of the Clean Power Plan announced by the Administration is unlawful because the EPA does not have the legal authority under the Clean Air to regulate carbon emissions from the electricity...
08/03/2015
Gov. Fallins Statement on Release of President Obamas Clean Power Plan
OKLAHOMA CITY ' Governor Mary Fallin issued the following statement regarding President Obama's 'Clean Power Plan,' which will require an approximately 32 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from Oklahoma power plants by 2030.
'President Obama's...
07/31/2015
Attorney General Pruitt Charges Texas Woman with Medicaid Fraud, Identity Theft
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt on Friday announced charges against a Texas woman for fraudulently billing the state’s Medicaid program for services that were never provided.
Melody Lewis, 37, of Dallas, worked as a behavioral health...
Attorney General Pruitt Charges Oklahoma City Man with Larceny
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt on Thursday filed felony charges against an Oklahoma City man for knowingly transferring money that belonged to other people to his personal bank accounts.
Olusola Oyegbade, 32, is a former loss mitigation employee...
07/30/2015
Gov. Fallin Names William E. Bill Flanagan to State Board of Education
OKLAHOMA CITY ' Governor Mary Fallin today announced the appointment of Claremore Mayor William E. 'Bill' Flanagan to the State Board of Education. Flanagan replaces Amy Ford.
Flanagan will serve on an interim basis pending Senate confirmation next year. He...
07/30/2015
Commissioner Doak Thankful to Oklahomas Congressional Delegation
OKLAHOMA CITY ' Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak has expressed his gratitude to Oklahoma's federal legislators for supporting bills to protect small businesses. The senators and representatives are all co-sponsoring bills to amend the Affordable Care Act...
07/30/2015
FAA: Wildfires and Drones Don't Mix
WASHINGTON Responding to recent incidents in which unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also known as 'drones,' interfered with manned aircraft involved in wildland firefighting operations, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is...
07/29/2015
FEMA Denies Disaster Assistance for 19 Remaining Counties
The 19 counties denied assistance are Blaine, Craig, Creek, Custer, Dewey, Garfield, Greer, Harmon, Haskell, Jackson, Kay, Major, Muskogee, Osage, Pawnee, Roger Mills, Sequoyah, Washita and Woods.
FEMA earlier approved 45 counties for Individual Assistance. Public...
07/29/2015
Boeing Oklahoma City Expansion Grows Facilities, Business Presence
OKLAHOMA CITY, July 29, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] today broke ground on a new 290,000 square-foot facility with space for approximately 800 employees. The new structure, the third in Boeing’s existing campus, will open in summer 2016 and house employees...
07/29/2015
Gov. Fallin to Launch Statewide Oklahoma Works Tour to Support Workforce Initiative
Fallin officially launched Oklahoma Works in her State of the State address in February of this year. The initiative is a prosperity-boosting project that seeks to increase educational attainment and match skilled workers with rewarding careers. By building local partnerships...
07/28/2015
Everyone Can Help Support a Mother Breastfeeding at Work
People today know the importance of breastfeeding. While most new mothers start out breastfeeding, many Oklahoma mothers are not able to exclusively breastfeed for six months nor continue for up to 2 years of age as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and...
07/27/2015
Director's Weekly Memo 2015-7-27
Military hiring event results in 21 job offers; chat about #OklaEd every Sunday night; demonstration site available; join the Summer Conference conversation online; standards available for review; Oklahoma CareerTech Foundation golf tourney set; useful links and my schedule...
07/27/2015
Commercial Metals Company Selects Durant, Oklahoma, for New Micro Mill
OKLAHOMA CITY – Commercial Metals Company (NYSE: CMC) and the State of Oklahoma today announced that CMC has selected Durant, Oklahoma as the location for construction of its second technologically advanced micro mill.
This new investment in Oklahoma will...