June Execution Date Set for James L. DeRosa
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Wednesday set June 18 as the execution date for LeFlore County death row inmate James Lewis DeRosa, 36.
In October 2001, DeRosa was found guilty by a jury of his peers and subsequently convicted and...
You Can Do It All and CareerTech, Too
Many people believe you can't attend CareerTech in high school if you plan to attend college, but one Oklahoma girl is proving you can do it all.
04/03/2013
GE to Build Oil & Gas Global Research Center in Oklahoma
GE to Build Oil & Gas Global Research Center in Oklahoma
$110 Million Investment to Drive Best-In-Class Technology, Create 125 High-Tech Jobs
New center to develop innovative technologies in oil and gas sector
Strengthen GE’s Oil...
Oklahoma Gross Revenue Up in March
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma’s revenue growth returned in March after seesawing within a pretty tight range for the past year, State Treasurer Ken Miller said today as he released the March gross receipts to the treasury report.
Miller said notable...
04/02/2013
AG Pruitt Issues Consumer Alert on Federal Comptroller Mortgage Settlement
OKLAHOMA CITY — Attorney General Scott Pruitt Tuesday issued an alert for Oklahoma residents about a new federal mortgage settlement from the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
The Attorney General’s Office has received dozens of calls from residents...
Science and Technology Month Honors Research and Ingenuity in Oklahoma
By Governor Mary Fallin
Science isn’t just in labs. It touches every industry in our state – from agriculture and energy to health care, transportation and manufacturing. Researchers are developing plants that are drought tolerant, bridges with sensors...
03/29/2013
OKC Counseling Agency Employee Surrenders on Medicaid Fraud Charges
OKLAHOMA CITY –An Oklahoma City counseling agency employee surrendered Friday morning after being charged with fraud by Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.
According to documents filed in Oklahoma County District Court,...
03/29/2013
Governor Mary Fallin Signs House Bill 1999
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Governor Mary Fallin today signed House Bill 1999, a bill ending the prohibition on horse meat processing for export in Oklahoma. Forty-six states, not including Oklahoma, currently allow horsemeat processing.
Governor Fallin released the following...
Three Tulsans Charged with Workers’ Compensation Fraud
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s Workers’ Compensation Fraud Unit has filed charges against three co-workers from Tulsa.
Andrew Ozias, 21, Joshua Duckworth, 24, and Nathaniel McAlexander, 35, were each charged with one count of...
03/28/2013
State of Oklahoma Requests Major Disaster Declaration for February Snow Storm
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today announced the state of Oklahoma has requested a major disaster declaration from the federal government related to the February 24-26 winter storm.
If approved, the designation would deliver federal funding to assist...
FBI Raids Florida Insurance Company, Some Oklahomans Must Choose New Medicare Plan
FBI Raids Florida Insurance Company, Some Oklahomans Must Choose New Medicare Plan
OKLAHOMA CITY – Some Oklahoma Medicare beneficiaries must select new Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans after a Florida insurance company was deemed insolvent, or...