5-29 Day Baby awarded with college savings plan
St. John Medical Center’s first baby born on May 29, Oklahoma College Savings Day, was awarded a $1,529 Oklahoma 529 College Savings Plan
TULSA –Today, on National and Oklahoma College Savings Awareness Day, Treasurer Miller recognized the...
05/29/2014
Daily Caller: AG: EPA’s ‘Cap-And-Trade Scheme’ Would Violate The Clean Air Act
Posted By Michael Bastasch
The Environmental Protection Agency’s upcoming climate rule that would push policies like cap and trade violates the Clean Air Act and will be challenged in court by the states, said Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt.
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State Burn Ban Will Expire Wednesday, June 4
Governor Mary Fallin Urges County Commissioners to Issue Local Burn Bans if Appropriate
OKLAHOMA CITY -- The burn ban issued by Governor Mary Fallin on May 5 covering 36 counties is set to expire this coming Wednesday, June 4. Due to the significant rain fall...
05/29/2014
Gov. Fallin Signs Measure to Repair Crumbling State Capitol
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor May Fallin signed into law today a measure that will provide funding to pay for repairing the crumbling state Capitol.
House Joint Resolution 1033 authorizes a $120 million bond issue to pay for repairs to the nearly...
Gov. Fallin Signs Bill Modifying Gross Production Tax Incentive
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today signed into law a permanent, lowered tax rate that will continue a drilling incentive program for oil and natural gas companies operating in Oklahoma.
House Bill 2562 provides an incentive on oil and natural gas...
Whats making you sneeze
What's making you sneeze?
According to the Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) springtime allergy conditions in Oklahoma are among the highest in the nation. Seasonally, trees may play a part in what's causing your allergic reaction but they are not...
05/28/2014
Announcement of Special and Regularly Scheduled Meetings
Special Meeting of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, 11:30 a.m., Thursday, May 29, 2014, State Regents' Conference Room, 655,Research Parkway, Suite 200, Oklahoma City, Okla.
05/27/2014
AG Pruitt Comments on Supreme Court Declining Regional Haze Lawsuit Review
“The Supreme Court’s decision not to hear Oklahoma’s regional haze lawsuit lets stand a bad legal precedent that places the states in an inferior position to EPA’s ‘command and control’ approach to regional haze regulation. It's also...
05/27/2014
Monday Memo 2014-05-27
Legislature provides no new funding; academic work will continue; agency staff meeting June 2; PLAN and EXPLORE changes; get a bachelor's degree for $10,000; Oklahoma CareerTech Summer Conference registration now open; Continuous School Improvement Workshop registration now...
05/27/2014
Governor Mary Fallin Appoints Thomas Churchwell to the GRDA Board of Directors
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today announced the appointment of Thomas Churchwell, of Grove, to the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) board of directors. He is succeeding Betty Kerns, who resigned.
Churchwell will serve the remainder of Kern’s...
05/23/2014
Operators of Mental Health Care Facility Charged with Medicaid Fraud
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt Wednesday filed charges in Oklahoma County District Court against the operators of Central Oklahoma Behavioral Health Services, LLC (COBHS).
John Michael Doneti, 50, of Oklahoma City, and Angelique...
Gov. Fallin Issues Statement on the Upcoming Memorial Day Holiday
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today issued the following statement on the Memorial Day Holiday:
“As we celebrate this Memorial Day weekend, I encourage Oklahomans to take a moment to remember and honor those who have fought and died to defend the...
05/22/2014
Former Rainbow Fleet Executive Pleads No Contest in Embezzlement
OKLAHOMA CITY – The former executive director of a not-for-profit Oklahoma City child care resource service pleaded no contest Wednesday to one count of embezzlement. Wayne Royce Junghanns, 62, received a 10-year deferred sentence and was ordered to pay $26,723 in...