Governor Mary Fallin Signs Order to Extend Council on Physical Fitness
Noting that Oklahoma ranks seventh-worst for obesity, the governor said the Governor’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition (previously the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports) should explain the important role physical fitness and nutrition play...
03/11/2015
AG Pruitt Announces Trent Shores as First Assistant AG
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt Tuesday announced the start of new First Assistant Attorney General Trent Shores, who was most recently an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma where he also served as the Tribal Liaison and...
03/11/2015
Astellas Pharma Technologies, Inc. - Norman
"In a way, WorkKeys assists in turning the art of hiring the right candidate into more of a science. As a science-based company, that is very important to us." - Pam Maguire, Sr. Human Resources Manager
03/11/2015
Gov. Fallin Names Robert Hudson to Court of Criminal Appeals
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today announced the appointment of Judge Robert Hudson to the Court of Criminal Appeals. Hudson, of Guthrie, succeeds Judge Charles Johnson.
Hudson, a former longtime prosecutor for Payne and Logan counties, has served as a...
03/11/2015
State Regents Recognize Institution, Business Partnerships
Twenty-seven business and higher education partnerships throughout the state were recently recognized as innovative collaborations that further the education of Oklahoma's workforce.
03/10/2015
AG Pruitt Praises Victory in Ten Commandments Monument Lawsuit
Federal District Court Rules Plaintiffs Lacked Standing
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt on Tuesday announced Oklahoma’s victory in a lawsuit challenging a Ten Commandments monument on the grounds of the Oklahoma State Capitol....
03/10/2015
Amber Lee
High school student finds a way to combine her medical background with her new love of airplanes.
Director's Weekly Memo 2015-3-9
TSA members learn about the power of engineering; comment period open for CareerTech rules; National Partnership for Careers Conference; CareerTech Hall of Fame nominations open; lottery applications due March 13; useful links and my schedule for the week.
Wetumka Funeral Home Director Faces Felonies
KLAHOMA CITY – A Hughes County funeral home director turned himself after an investigation by the Oklahoma Insurance Department’s Anti-Fraud Unit. Donald Williamson is accused of embezzling almost $75,000 from 28 families who set up prepaid funeral trusts....
03/09/2015
ICYMI: Oklahoma Farm Bureau names AG Pruitt a 2014 Champion Award recipient
Attorney General Scott Pruitt is among nine of the state’s top agricultural advocates who received the Oklahoma Farm Bureau 2014 Champion Award.
Attorney General Pruitt was presented the OKFB Champion Award for his continuous work to protect Oklahoma farmers and...
Governor Mary Fallin Statement on SAE Incident at OU
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin today released the following statement regarding a video showing several members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at the University of Oklahoma using racial slurs.
“The racist words chanted by the students in...
03/09/2015
State Regents to Recognize Higher Education, Business Partnerships
Photo and news opportunity as higher education institutions and businesses across the state are recognized for their partnerships. The event will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at the Oklahoma History Center.
03/06/2015
AG Pruitt Continues Defense of Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarship
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt announced the filing of a brief in the Oklahoma Supreme Court defending the Lindsey Nicole Henry scholarship fund.
The Lindsey Nicole Henry Act established a scholarship fund for parents of disabled children to...
03/06/2015
Attorney General Seeks Nominees for Annual Brad Edwards Consumer Champion Award
Nominations Due by March 13
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt and the Public Protection Unit of the Attorney General’s Office are seeking nominees for the 2015 Brad Edwards Consumer Champion Award .
Edwards was a 25-year...