OKC Pre-Retirement Seminar Canceled
The OKC Pre-Retirement Seminar scheduled for February 7, 2014 at Metro Tech has been canceled. Metro Tech is closed today due to weather and cold temperatures, and we cannot determine if the campus will be open on Friday.
The Communication team will be contacting the...
02/05/2014
AG Files Motion to Intervene in Settlement between EPA and Environmental Group
Settlement Will Have Significant Impact on Oklahoma Consumers and Businesses; State Not Allowed to Intervene
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt on Wednesday filed a motion in federal court in Denver to keep the EPA from settling a lawsuit...
02/05/2014
AG's Office Stops $23 Million in Fraudulent Federal Benefit Payments in 2013
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt announced Wednesday that the AG’s Workers’ Compensation, Insurance and Social Security Fraud Unit prevented more than $23 million in fraudulent federal benefits payments in 2013.
General Pruitt...
02/05/2014
Oklahomas Champion Trees Identified
Oklahoma Forestry Services, in conjunction with the Oklahoma Forestry Association, has released the 2013-2014 Registry of Oklahoma Champion Trees, the trees officially recognized as the state's largest. From 600 nominations, Oklahoma foresters have measured and...
02/05/2014
Oklahomas Champion Trees Identified
Oklahoma Forestry Services, in conjunction with the Oklahoma Forestry Association, has released the 2013-2014 Registry of Oklahoma Champion Trees, the trees officially recognized as the state's largest. From 600 nominations, Oklahoma foresters have measured...
02/05/2014
January a Healthy Month for State Economy
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma’s economy, as reflected in monthly gross receipts to the treasury, set new highs in January, State Treasurer Ken Miller said today.
Miller said three components of gross receipts entered new territory during the first...
Journal Record: Pruitt kicks off Human Trafficking Intelligence Working Group
By Molly M. Fleming, The Journal Record
OKLAHOMA CITY – At any point across the state, in a dark apartment bedroom or behind the locked doors of a hotel room, human trafficking victims are doing what they must do to survive the wrath of their traffickers....
Tulsa World: Fallin Plan an Upbeat, Conservative Vision
By World's Editorials Writers
We found much to like in Gov. Mary Fallin's State of the State speech Monday.
We agree with Fallin's assessment that the state of the state is strong. While some of that has to do with the luck of commodity prices and geology,...
02/04/2014
The Lawton Constitution: Shelters: Gov. Fallins Plan Makes Sense
By: The Lawton Constitution Editorial Board
Gov. Mary Fallin is backing a good, local-option plan to help improve safety and security at public schools. Legislators should give serious consideration to House Joint Resolution 1092, which contains...
Tax Tips for Tornado Survivors Forum in Moore Postponed
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Insurance Department’s “Tax Tips for Tornado Survivors” consumer forum scheduled for Tuesday evening has been postponed due to inclement weather. The forum will be rescheduled at a later date.
“While we...
02/03/2014
Gov. Fallin Delivers 2014 State of the State Address
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin today delivered her 2014 State of the State address for complete address) to a joint session of the Oklahoma Legislature. In it, Fallin outlined her legislative priorities and agenda for the coming year. The...
02/03/2014
My Priorities for the 2014 Legislative Session
By Governor Mary Fallin
As February begins, so too does another legislative session in Oklahoma. This year I had the honor of giving my fourth State of the State address, delivering my executive budget and outlining an agenda for forward progress and economic...
01/31/2014
AG Pruitt Convenes Oklahoma’s First Human Trafficking Task Force
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt this week convened the state’s first law enforcement task force to combat human trafficking in Oklahoma.
The Human Trafficking Intelligence Working Group provides a forum for local, state and federal...
01/31/2014
AG Pruitt Statement on Impact of Emergency Price Stabilization Act
“The Attorney General’s Office has been investigating the propane price increases and other issues surrounding its availability,” Attorney General Scott Pruitt said. “The rising prices are a problem for many Oklahomans who rely on propane for heat...
01/31/2014
Hobby Lobby Thanks Attorney General For Supreme Court Case Support
OKLAHOMA CITY , Jan. 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Hobby Lobby founder David Green personally thanked the Oklahoma Attorney General's office for filing a friend-of-the-court brief in its U.S. Supreme Court case to protect religious liberty....