Governor Mary Fallin Suspends GRDA Taskforce
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Governor Mary Fallin today announced that she is suspending a taskforce designed to study the operations of the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA). Fallin said that while she still supports the mission of the taskforce, its work might unintentionally and...
08/13/2013
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Invites Storm Survivors to Recovery Roundup
OKLAHOMA CITY – Central Oklahoma storm survivors are invited to a recovery assistance event hosted by the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID). The Recovery Roundup will be held Saturday, Aug. 17, at Southmoore High School, 2901 S. Santa Fe Ave., from 9:00 a.m. to...
08/13/2013
Commissioner Doak Applauds Victory Over ObamaCare
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak is applauding a significant win in Oklahoma’s fight against the Affordable Care Act (ACA) after a federal judge denied the government’s motion to dismiss the case brought by Attorney General...
Monday Memo 2013-08-12
Organizational assessment team update, The CareerTech Renaissance gains momentum among school boards, Both-And thinking, Creative way to share Sommers' system overview, Org structure team proposals off to the judges, Congrats and welcome to Oklahoma, Dawn!, Competency based...
Commissioner Doak Touts Program for Hard-to-Insure Homes
OKLAHOMA CITY – The recent tornado outbreak has left many Oklahomans in the difficult position of trying to obtain homeowners insurance after a major loss. Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak wants to remind those consumers about the Oklahoma Market...
08/07/2013
Oklahoma Forestry Conducting Inventory in Central Oklahoma Counties
What type of forest or woodlands is present in central Oklahoma? 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 collecting data on plots across...
08/05/2013
Monday Memo 2013-08-05
Great annual conference, Prison based programs result in return on investment, CareerTech helps local companies with FEMA grants, CareerTech helps assure new teacher success, Foundation golf outing draws crowd, raises funds to support CareerTech, OSU IT president warns of...
08/05/2013
America Works: Education and Training for Tomorrows Jobs
At the beginning of this month, I had the privilege and honor of becoming the new chair of the National Governors Association (NGA), a bipartisan group representing the nation’s governors. Part of assuming this new role includes presenting a chair’s initiative...
08/05/2013
New NGA Chair Announces Yearlong Initiative
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin officially became chair of the National Governors Association (NGA) today during the closing session of the NGA Summer Meeting. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper was named vice chair.
08/05/2013
New NGA Chair Announces Yearlong Initiative
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin officially became chair of the National Governors Association (NGA) today during the closing session of the NGA Summer Meeting. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper was named vice chair.
Gov. Fallin announced...
Twelve-Month Gross Receipts Reach All-Time High
OKLAHOMA CITY – Twelve-month gross receipts to the Oklahoma treasury are at an all-time high, having surpassed in July the previous record high set in December 2008, State Treasurer Ken Miller announced today at a State Capitol news conference.
Gross...
08/03/2013
Oklahoma man remembers honor displayed by fallen Arizona firefighters
The horror is incredible to think about, but Cliff Eppler can't help but to imagine the scene.
Nineteen hotshot firefighters in Arizona trapped by flames so hot boulders cracked from the extreme temperatures.
A sudden downdraft of wind stoked fires around the elite...