Governor Mary Fallin Comments on Moore Attack
Perpetrator “will face the full weight of the law”
OKLAHOMA CITY—Governor Mary Fallin today released the following statement after Cleveland County District Attorney Greg Mashburn filed charges against the suspected perpetrator of an attack...
09/30/2014
Governor Mary Fallin Comments on Oklahoma Victory in Anti-Obamacare lawsuit
OKLAHOMA CITY— Governor Mary Fallin today released the following statement regarding U.S. District Judge Ronald White’s ruling in favor of a 2012 lawsuit filed by the state of Oklahoma. The suit challenges the constitutionality of provisions within...
09/30/2014
Commissioner Doak Applauds Oklahomas Win Challenging ACA Implementation
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak released the following statement about the ruling announced today deciding the state’s lawsuit on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Oklahoma was the first state to challenge the...
09/30/2014
Senior Summits to Help Consumers Prepare for Medicare Open Enrollment
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Insurance Department’s Medicare Assistance Program (MAP) is hosting free statewide events to help seniors save time and money during the Medicare Open Enrollment period, Oct. 15-Dec. 7.
“We host Senior Summits each...
09/29/2014
Oklahoma AG’s Office Files Rape Charges Against Former Wewoka Police Officer
OKLAHOMA CITY – A former Wewoka Police Officer is facing four felony charges after an investigation by Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s Office uncovered the officer performed sexual acts with a minor while on duty.
Trever Blackwell is facing one...
09/29/2014
Weekly Memo 2014-09-29
Central Tech Industrial and Safety Training Center opens; economic development summit to be held in Oklahoma City; CIMC hard at work with creativity; National Manufacturing Day is Oct. 3; applications being accepted for state director; culinary arts students showcase skills;...
Governor Mary Fallin Kicks Off Feeding Oklahoma Drive
Time and again, Oklahomans have proven themselves to be the most caring and giving individuals in the nation,” Fallin said. “Last year, Oklahomans from all 77 counties came together and donated over 2 million meals in time for the holiday season. This year, we can...
AG Pruitt Joins Nine States In Brief to Defend Speech and Religious Liberty
OKLAHOMA CITY — Attorney General Scott Pruitt today announced that Oklahoma joined nine other states in an amicus, or friend of the court, brief in the United States Supreme Court to support an Arizona church’s fight against a local sign ordinance that the...
Oklahoma Exceeds Complete College America Year-Two Goal
OKLAHOMA CITY – Committed to help drive the state’s economy by providing a more educated workforce, Oklahoma’s public and private higher education institutions and career technology centers have significantly exceeded their Complete College America (CCA)...
09/25/2014
Buy It Where You Burn It
Article By: Rachel Bertone, Oklahoma Agriculture 2014
Next time you purchase firewood for a crackling summer campfire or a cozy winter hearth, Oklahoma Forestry Services (OFS) wants you to think twice about its origin.
Through the 'Buy It Where You Burn It'...
09/24/2014
Journal Record: Pruitt, others say EPA oversteps its bounds
By: D. Ray Tuttle The Journal Record September 19, 2014
TULSA – Federal agencies exhibit an attitude that states exist merely to implement federal policies, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt said.
States are required to enforce those...
Former Insurance Agent Arrested after OID Investigation
OKLAHOMA CITY – An investigation by the Oklahoma Insurance Department’s Anti-Fraud Unit has led to the arrest of former insurance agent Nathan Sullivan, Jr., 47. Sullivan is accused of defrauding a Weatherford woman out of more than $30,000 and leaving her...