Commissioner Doak Supports Hobby Lobbys Fight Against the Affordable Care Act
OKLAHOMA CITY – OklahomaInsurance Commissioner John D. Doak has pledged his support for Oklahoma-based Hobby Lobby in its suit against a provision in the Affordable Care Act. The provision would require businesses to provide their employees with coverage for the...
11/01/2012
Doerflinger Returns as OMES Chief as Promised
As promised, Secretary of Finance Preston L. Doerflinger resumed his duties as director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services on Thursday, Nov. 1, after his reappointment by Gov. Mary Fallin
Federal Grant Brings High-Speed Broadband to Rural Oklahoma
Students at Comanche Nation College in Lawton utilize the Internet for everything from conducting extensive research for reports to creating high-tech graphics for movies and advertisements. Currently, Internet projects can be time-consuming for students, due to slow...
11/01/2012
Treasurer's Commentary: Stop the madness
By State Treasurer Ken Miller
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following column by State Treasurer Ken Miller is 490 words.
It is said the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
In the context...
AG Pruitt Warns of Storm-Damaged Vehicles Sold After Hurricane Sandy
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt Wednesday warned Oklahomans to be aware of water-damaged cars from the East Coast that soon could be sold at Oklahoma car lots.
Among the many photos from this week’s devastating storm are images of cars...
10/31/2012
AG Pruitt Selects Assistant Attorney General Tom Bates to Serve as First Assistant AG
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt Tuesday announced longtime prosecutor and assistant attorney general Tom Bates as the new First Assistant Attorney General. Bates will replace Rob Hudson, who begins his new job as a special judge in Logan County on Nov....
10/31/2012
Gov. Fallin Issues Reminders Regarding New Open Carry Law
Gun Owners who Open Carry Must Have a Handgun License
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today reminded citizens who plan to take advantage of Oklahoma’s “Open Carry” law to study the law and remain in compliance. Under the new law, which...
Oklahoma Sending Resources to Assist Hurricane Sandy Recovery
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin and the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) announced today that Oklahoma is sending a 10-person operations support team to the state of New York to assist in the Hurricane Sandy recovery effort. The...
Two More OID Employees Graduate From CLEET
OKLAHOMA CITY – Two more Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) employees have graduated from the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) Academy.
AG Pruitt Charges Oklahoma City Counselor with Medicaid Fraud
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Tuesday filed charges against an Oklahoma City youth and family counselor for allegedly billing for sessions that never were provided.
Sylvester Edet Atakpo, 56, of Moore, was...