Flood Insurance Rate Increases Announced for October
OKLAHOMA CITY – Flood insurance administered by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is set to increase rates for new and renewal policies October 1, 2013. Flood insurance is offered to homeowners, renters and business owners to protect against damages not...
04/19/2013
State Regents Announce Private Institutions Contribution to CCA Initiative
What: News conference with photo, video and news opportunity as public and private higher education officials announce the contribution of private colleges and universities to the first year of the Complete College America initiative.
AG Pruitt Files New Charges against OKC Drug and Alcohol Counselor
OKLAHOMA CITY— Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit has filed new charges against Dora Ologweraro Uwudia, 44, of Midwest City. Previous charges were filed in June.
According to the charges filed in Oklahoma County District...
04/18/2013
Journal Record: Report: ODVA needs repair, oversight
Report: ODVA needs repair, oversight
By M. Scott Carter, Journal Record Capitol bureau reporter
OKLAHOMA CITY – An audit of the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs and its seven long-term care centers shows problems with inconsistent training...
Tobacco Settlement Payments to Oklahoma Top $1 Billion
Threshold Crossed as Treasurer Miller Receives Payment of $64.8 Million
OKLAHOMA CITY – State Treasurer Ken Miller today announced the receipt of one of two annual tobacco settlement payments. The $64.8 million payment brings the total paid to the...
04/16/2013
AG Pruitt Announces Victim Assistance Academy
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt Tuesday announced the dates for the fourth Oklahoma Victim Assistance Academy (OVAA). The academy will be held June 2-7 on the campus of East Central University in Ada.
The Attorney General’s Office, in...
04/16/2013
Gov. Fallin Signs School Security Measures into Law
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today signed four bills into law designed to improve school security and keep Oklahoma children safe. She was joined at a public bill signing by Lieutenant Governor Todd Lamb, who served as chairman of the Oklahoma Commission on...
04/16/2013
Oklahoma On the Move
Oklahoma is on the move and people are taking notice. The entrepreneurial spirit that birthed our great state is alive and well in the private sector. As Lt. Governor and as Small Business Advocate, I have traveled the nation and world aggressively promoting...
AG Pruitt Requests Execution Date for Brian Darrell Davis
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt Monday filed a request with the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals to set an execution date for Kay County death row inmate Brian Darrell Davis, 38. The U.S. Supreme Court denied Davis’ final appeal on Monday....
AG Pruitt Cautions Oklahomans about Tax Scams
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt Friday urged Oklahomans to be cautious and protect themselves from tax scams as Tax Day approaches.
“Tax scams peak around tax filing day,” Pruitt said. “We cannot stress enough to watch out...
04/12/2013
McGee Creek NSRA Temporarily Closed For Prescribed Burn
On Sunday, April 14 Oklahoma Forestry Services (OFS), a division of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, will conduct a prescribed burn on approximately 6,000 acres in the McGee Creek Natural Scenic Recreation Area (NSRA) near Antlers, Oklahoma in...