CBC News-Calgary's Global Petroleum Show attracts thousands
By CBC News
Roughly 60,000 delegates from around the world have come to Calgary for the the Global Petroleum Show.
On Tuesday night, several hundred people attended a reception where Premier Alison Redford made a quick speech.
"I'll say to some of our...
06/13/2012
Commissioner Supports Religious Freedoms in Health Care
OKLAHOMA CITY ' As the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) begins its Spring General Assembly, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak is expressing his support of religious freedoms in health care.
The USCCB has filed a dozen lawsuits against a...
06/12/2012
Tulsa Medicaid Aide Sentenced in Patient Drug Theft Case
OKLAHOMA CITY – A Tulsa Certified Medicaid Aide (CMA) has been sentenced to a 3-year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to stealing medication from patients.
Mary San Juanita Porras, 37, was charged in Tulsa County District Court with four counts of...
06/12/2012
AG Pruitt Issues Ticket Scam Warning
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt issued a warning Tuesday to fans purchasing tickets to NBA Finals games and other popular events.
“Major events like the NBA Finals bring an increased risk of fraud and scams involving fake...
06/12/2012
May General Revenue Fund Climbs in Key Areas
May collections to the General Revenue Fund showed strength in key areas, increasing the likelihood that Oklahoma's Rainy Day Fund will approach the record of almost $600 million hit in Fiscal Year 2009, Secretary of Finance Preston L. Doerflinger announced Tuesday.
Oklahoma’s Multicounty Grand Jury to Meet Tuesday
OKLAHOMA CITY – The state’s multicounty grand jury will reconvene Tuesday in Oklahoma City.
The grand jury will meet Tuesday, June 12, through Thursday, June 14, at the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office, 313 NE 21.
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New Effort to Help Fire Departments & Reduce Home Insurance Rates
OKLAHOMA CITY ' While speaking at the Oklahoma State Firefighters Association (OSFA) Convention on Saturday, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak detailed a plan to improve the ratings of Oklahoma fire departments and reduce home insurance rates....
06/11/2012
Treasurers Commentary: Tax reform revisited
By State Treasurer Ken Miller, Ph.D.
Oklahoma is doing more than fine with unemployment three percentage points below the national average, the third best job creation rate, and fourth highest growth in per capita income. Even so, we could better encourage...
AG Pruitt Signs Enforcement Agreement with United Keetoowah Band on Tahlequah Casino
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt Friday announced an enforcement agreement with the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians that requires the tribe to pay $2 million in damages and secure federal acceptance of the land into trust by the end of July or...
AG Pruitt Appeals Decision in Off-Label Abortion Drug Case
“The district judge in this case took the unprecedented step of finding that the Oklahoma Constitution contains a right to an abortion – a right never before recognized in any Oklahoma court and purposefully left out of our Constitution by those who drafted...
06/07/2012
Gov. Fallin, Boeing Officials Open New OKC Facility
Boeing Bringing More than 1,000 Jobs to Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY ' Governor Mary Fallin today joined officials with The Boeing Company to open the company's new Oklahoma City facility. The newest facility will be home to Boeing's avionics modernization...
Certified Nursing Assistant Charged with Workers’ Compensation Fraud
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s Workers’ Compensation Fraud Unit has filed fraud charges against a certified nursing assistant from Noble.
According to the charges filed in Oklahoma County District Court, Amanda...
06/06/2012
Gov. Fallin to Showcase Oklahoma Energy and Aerospace Sectors in Canada
Trade Mission will Help Drive Foreign Direct Investment to Oklahoma and Create Jobs
OKLAHOMA CITY ' Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, along with Oklahoma Energy Secretary Michael Ming, will lead a delegation of eight Oklahoma oil and gas companies to the Global...