Exceptional Undergraduate Research Recognized at Research Day at the Capitol
What: The Research Day at the Capitol awards ceremony recognizes exceptional undergraduate student researchers from around the state who have presented poster summaries of their work at the event. First-, second- and third-place awards will be distributed in research intensive...
AG Pruitt Comments on Hobby Lobby Case
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt on Tuesday released a statement regarding the Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court.
“I want to express my support for the Green Family and Hobby Lobby in their courageous stand for...
03/25/2014
Commissioner Doak to Host Insurance Day at Oklahoma State Capitol
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak has invited Oklahoma consumers to attend Insurance Day at the state Capitol. The event is set for April 3 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the 4th floor rotunda.
“This is a great...
Townhall: Job Creators Sue Federal Government
By Marita Noon, 3/23/2014 12:01:00 AM
For years environmentalists have usurped individual private property rights and thwarted economic development. Now, thanks to Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, it appears that the job creators may have finally learned...
03/24/2014
Oklahoman: Federal regulations should be based on reality, not agendas
The Oklahoman Editorial • Published: March 24, 2014
OKLAHOMA Attorney General Scott Pruitt has filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s “sue and settle” practices, which...
Gov. Fallin Comments on Common Core Legislation
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today commented on plans by the Oklahoma Senate Education Committee to consider House Bill 3399 on Monday. The measure’s intent is to provide for the development and adoption of new English and math standards and...
03/21/2014
Oklahoma Insurance Department to Allow Renewal of Non-ACA Compliant Policies
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak announced Friday that health insurers may continue to renew policies not meeting Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements through 2016.
“The continued twists and turns related to Obamacare...
03/20/2014
National Review Online: The Sue-and-Settle Racket
An attorney general takes on environmental groups’ war on fossil fuels.
By Stephen Moore
For four years now, radical environmental groups have teamed with the Obama administration’s Interior Department and hijacked the Endangered Species Act...
Register for Youth Forestry Camp
Are you ready for a unique summer camp adventure in the forest? Oklahoma Forestry Services is offering teens the opportunity to learn more about the forest while exploring Oklahoma's natural resources in beautiful Beavers Bend State Park at its 58th Annual Youth Forestry...
03/20/2014
Oklahoma Forestry Services Conducting Inventory in Three Counties
What type of forest or woodlands is present in Pushmataha, Haskell and Sequoyah Counties? What tree species? Is our forest healthy?
These and many other questions will be answered as a Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) crew from Oklahoma Forestry Services begins...
Conservation Seedling Sale in Muskogee on March 26
Oklahoma Forestry Services and Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.(OG&E) are partnering to host a conservation seedling truck sale in Muskogee on Wednesday, March 26th from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the OG&E Service Center located at the corner of 24th Street and...
03/19/2014
Oklahoma Celebrates Trees
OKLAHOMA CITYTree lovers, grab your shovels! It's time to plant trees according to Oklahoma Forestry Services, a division of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. Arbor Week, the tree planters' holiday, is the last full week of March in Oklahoma....