Oklahoma Licenses 37 Captive Insurers During 2014
OKLAHOMA CITY – New captive insurance regulation is providing a boost to Oklahoma’s economy. During the past two years, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak and his administration have taken steps to foster a business friendly environment for the...
01/29/2015
Proposed Bill Close to Commissioners Heart
OKLAHOMA CITY – Sudden Cardiac Arrest can strike at any time and at any age. A new bill supported by Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak hopes to educate Oklahomans about this condition.
Doak is supporting Michael Morris, a father who...
01/29/2015
Ten Oklahoma High Schools Named Scholarship Champs
Ten Oklahoma high schools were recently named 'Oklahoma's Promise 2014 State Champions' by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for leading the state in the number of graduates who met the requirements to receive a scholarship through Oklahoma's Promise, a state...
01/28/2015
Destructive Insects Creep Closer to Oklahoma
With the quarantine of ash trees in Arkansas, the threat of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) to millions of Oklahoma ash trees intensifies for southeastern Oklahoma, especially McCurtain and Le Flore counties. As the pest is literally next door, Oklahoma Forestry Services is...
01/28/2015
Fire Situation Report
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry
Forestry Services
PROTECTION AREA STATISTICS* for Reporting Period 0800 thru 0800, 01/27/15 thru 01/28/15
NE Area 4 Fires Burned 144.3 Acres (Cause: 2-Incendiary, 2-Debris)
EC Area ...
Attorney General’s Office Executes Search Warrant on OKC Doctor
Orthopedic Office Operating As “Pill Mill”
OKLAHOMA CITY – Agents for the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office along with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs carried out a search warrant Monday morning at Aria...
01/26/2015
UPDATED: Attorney General Pruitt Files Application for Stays Pending SCOTUS Review
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt filed an application for stays of execution before the United States Supreme Court Monday morning.
The Attorney General has asked for the stays of execution of three death row inmates until a resolution in the...
01/26/2015
Kennedy Ogee
From taxidermy to drag racing, a high school student discovers a passion for cars.
01/26/2015
Weekly Memo 2015-1-26
Mack named state director effective Feb. 1; student organization officers speak at board meeting; council meeting to focus on career development; Oklahoma Education and Industry Partnership program planned; CTSO Day at the Capitol set; useful links and my schedule for the week.
Attorney General Scott Pruitt Announces Oklahoma’s 15th Multicounty Grand Jury
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt announced the state’s 15 th multicounty grand jury was empaneled Wednesday at the Oklahoma County Courthouse in Oklahoma City.
The new grand jury will convene for its first session Feb. 17-19 and...