AG Pruitt Files New Brief in Ten Commandments Case
In reply brief, AG asks court to reconsider ruling because of implications on other state programs
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt on Tuesday filed an additional brief at the Oklahoma Supreme Court asking the court to reconsider its recent...
07/14/2015
The New Defined Contribution System
Understanding the Basics
A new defined contribution (DC) retirement system will become effective for those eligible members who join OPERS on or after November 1, 2015. The DC system is composed of two defined contribution plans pursuant to Sections 401(a) and 457(b) of...
07/13/2015
Director's Weekly Memo 2015-7-13
Oklahoma TSA students cohost conference; Skills Centers tours continue; FCCLA members win, dance, raise money, get elected; standards available for review; military hiring event set for July 16 in Enid; top SBA administrator to speak at Oklahoma event; Oklahoma CareerTech...
07/13/2015
The Oklahoman Editorial: National Report Gives Oklahoma Government Finances a High Mark
OKLAHOMA lawmakers have slogged through several tough budget years, and officials predict next year won’t be much better. Yet a new national report suggests Oklahoma is among the better-run state governments, financially speaking. So things could definitely be worse....
Restoring Fire to Oklahomas Priority Forest Landscapes
Our blog was posted on the USDA website on July 10, 2015
Forest Action Plans represent the first-ever comprehensive assessment of America's forest resources across all landspublic, private, rural, and urbanand offer proactive strategies that state forestry agencies...
Insure Oklahoma Funded Through 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) announced today that federal funding for the Insure Oklahoma program has been secured through the end of 2016.
Insure Oklahoma is the state’s premium assistance program...
Commissioner Doak Commends Decision to Extend Insure Oklahoma Funding
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak applauds the funding extension of Insure Oklahoma through 2016. The program was created in 2005 to help small businesses offer health insurance to their employees....
07/09/2015
The Oklahoman: State panels are vulnerable to antitrust lawsuits, AG says
By Randy Ellis Published: July 7, 2015
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has written a letter warning that hundreds of Oklahoma boards and commissions are at increased risk of being sued under federal antitrust laws because they are made up...
07/09/2015
Gov. Fallin Applauds Pentagon Decision to Expand Mission of Fort Sill
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today said the Pentagon made the right decision by preserving and adding to current force levels at Fort Sill.
“Fort Sill being spared cuts is certainly great news for Lawton, Fort Sill and the entire state,”...
07/09/2015
Gov. Fallin Requests Public Assistance for Five More Counties
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today requested the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant public assistance for five additional counties impacted by tornadoes and flooding that began May 5 and ended June 4. If approved, the designation would deliver...
Oklahoma AG Scott Pruitt Sues EPA over WOTUS Overreach
Redefinition threatens industry, individual property rights
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt has filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency alleging that the redefinition of the “Waters of the United States” is...
07/08/2015
Gross Receipts to the Treasury Slip Again in June
KLAHOMA CITY – For a second consecutive month, and the fourth time this fiscal year, monthly Gross Receipts to the Treasury were less than collections from the prior year, State Treasurer Ken Miller announced at a State Capitol news conference on Wednesday....
07/08/2015
Speed limit increases along US-412 from Woodward to Boise City
The Oklahoma Transportation Commission this week unanimously approved increasing the speed limit to 70 mph along a 185-mile stretch of US-412. The speed limit previously was 65 mph. The increase begins at the western edge of Woodward and extends north and west to Boise City....
07/07/2015
WSJ: Stopping EPA Uber Alles
The Supreme Court scolded the Environmental Protection Agency last week for bombing Dresden, albeit long after the bombs fell. In 2011, the year the EPA proposed the anticarbon mercury rule that the Court has now ruled illegal, some 1,500 fossil-fuel-fired electric units...
07/07/2015
Gov. Fallin Statement on the Future of Oklahomas Ten Commandments Monument
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today released the following statement regarding Oklahoma’s Ten Commandments monument, which will remain at the Oklahoma State Capitol while legal appeals and potential legislative and constitutional changes are considered:...