Gov. Fallin and OEM Add Five Counties to Request for Individual Aid from FEMA
OKLAHOMA CITY - Governor Mary Fallin and the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) announced today they have submitted five additional Oklahoma counties to a request for disaster assistance to aid individuals and business owners who sustained damage from recent...
Bloss named ODOT Division Three Engineer in Ada
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June 11, 2015
Press Release # 15-029
Kevin Bloss has been selected to be Division Three Engineer, headquartered in Ada, for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. He succeeds Paul Rachel, who recently retired. In his new position,...
06/10/2015
Director's Weekly Memo 2015-6-8
CareerTech Hall of Fame inductees announced; Oklahoma CareerTech Summer Conference and CSI Workshop 2015 mobile app released; Disaster Response and Emergency Training Simulator goes to work; 25 graduate from CareerTech administrator program; Oklahoma CareerTech featured on...
06/10/2015
Tulsa World: Gov. Mary Fallin touts training and resources at Tulsa job fair
Fallin visits Tulsa for the third of three job fairs across the state.
By RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer
Gov. Mary Fallin spent the larger part of the first five months of 2015 trying to patch together a fiscal year 2016 budget that...
06/10/2015
Governor Mary Fallin and OEM Add 15 Counties to Request for FEMA Aid
Funds Could Help Rebuild Damaged Roads and Bridges
OKLAHOMA CITY - Governor Mary Fallin and the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) announced today they have submitted 15 additional Oklahoma counties to a request for public assistance from FEMA...
06/10/2015
Governor Mary Fallin to Lead Oklahoma Delegation to 2015 Paris Air Show
OKLAHOMA CITY — Governor Mary Fallin and the Oklahoma Department of Commerce’s foreign direct investment team announced today that Fallin will lead an Oklahoma delegation to the upcoming Paris Air Show from June 15-20, 2015. Delegations from 11 U.S. states...
06/09/2015
Attorney General Pruitt Charges Tulsa County Man with Insurance Fraud
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt on Tuesday announced insurance fraud charges against Damean S. Murie, 33.
In February 2013, Murie allegedly took his boat to Nichols Marine in Tulsa to get an estimate on the repair costs. A few days later,...
Governor Mary Fallin Announces Nine More Counties Approved by FEMA for Public Aid
Funds Will Help Rebuild Damaged Roads and Bridges
OKLAHOMA CITY - Governor Mary Fallin announced today the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved public assistance for nine more Oklahoma counties dealing with infrastructure damages in...
06/04/2015
Gov. Fallin Signs Law Regarding the Release of Police Body Camera Footage
OKLAHOMA CITY — Governor Mary Fallin today signed into law a bill that governs the public release of video from body cameras worn by law enforcement officers.
House Bill 1037, which received bipartisan legislative support, was crafted with input from the media,...
06/04/2015
Federal Assistance Granted for Ten More Oklahoma Counties Devastated by Storms, Floods
OKLAHOMA CITY - Governor Mary Fallin announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved the state's request for disaster assistance for 10 Oklahoma counties hit hard by flooding, tornadoes, severe storms and straight-line winds. The disaster...
06/04/2015
Public Assistance Approved for 16 Oklahoma Counties
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin announced this evening that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved 16 Oklahoma counties for public assistance.
The counties are Atoka, Bryan, Cleveland, Cotton, Grady, Haskell, Hughes, Johnston, Latimer,...
06/04/2015
West Nile Virus Confirmed In Oklahoma
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West Nile Virus Confirmed in Oklahoma
The first cases of West Nile virus (WNV) in Oklahoma have been confirmed in Okfuskee and McIntosh counties. The Oklahoma State Department...
Governor Mary Fallin Signs Education Improvement Bills
Governor Mary Fallin Signs Education Improvement Bills
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today signed a number of education bills designed to promote early learning and literacy, improve teacher evaluations, and other items.
One closely watched piece...
06/03/2015
May Gross Receipts to the Treasury Fall Below Prior Year
KLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma’s Gross Receipts to the Treasury report for May shows the impact of lower oil and gas prices likely impacted other revenue streams, State Treasurer Ken Miller announced today.
Receipts in three of the state’s four major...
06/03/2015
June Transportation Commission Wrap-up
Damage from historic flooding has transportation commission’s attention; nearly $104 million in contracts awarded
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