AUTO INSURANCE Get Prepared Before Your Summer Road Trip
Plenty of gas in the tank? ' Check. Properly-inflated tires? ' Check. What about your auto insurance? How long since that's been checked?
'Many Oklahomans haven't reviewed their auto insurance in years,' Insurance Commissioner John...
05/21/2012
AG Pruitt Joins 14 State Attorneys General in Letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Hol
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt joined 14 state attorneys general Monday in a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, urging the Justice Department to appeal a decision by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that undermines the ability...
05/21/2012
Budget Deal Reached:Fallin & Legislative Leaders Announce Fiscally Conservative Budget
OKLAHOMA CITY ' Governor Mary Fallin and leaders in the Oklahoma House and Senate today came to a budget agreement that includes targeted funding increases for core services. Fallin and other state leaders said the proposed $6.8 billion budget was a fiscally conservative...
05/21/2012
THUNDER UP
The Thunder basketball team has a big impact on the state of Oklahoma. Not just because we are excelling in the NBA playoffs. But also because it helps to point the nation ' and the world - back to us. The Thunder is an example of what a true team looks...
The Oklahoman - Oklahoma lawmakers reach deal on personal income tax cuts
By Michael McNutt, Oklahoman
An agreement to cut the state's top personal income tax rate of 5.25 percent down to 4.8 percent next year was announced Thursday evening by GOP legislative leaders and Gov. Mary Fallin.
The plan, reached after two weeks of intense...
05/18/2012
Gov. Fallin Announces Nominees to the War Veterans Commission
OKLAHOMA CITY ' Governor Mary Fallin today announced the nomination of nine appointees who will make up the new War Veterans Commission if confirmed by the Oklahoma State Senate. The governor nominated Wes Benge, Robert Keister, Don Wadley, Dr. Curtis Bohlman, Tommy...
05/18/2012
KOCO-TV Lawmakers, Fallin reach income tax deal
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahomans will soon be saving more money in their paychecks.
The details of a last-minute deal between Gov. Mary Fallin and top lawmakers to slash income taxes were released Thursday evening.
All taypayers will get a break. Right now, the top...
05/17/2012
Gov. Fallin, House and Senate Leaders, Unveil Plans for Tax Cuts and Tax Simplification
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Governor Mary Fallin and leaders in both the House and Senate today introduced a joint plan for income tax cuts and tax code simplification. The proposal lowers the top income tax rate from 5.25 percent to 4.8 percent in Fiscal Year 2013 and includes a...
05/16/2012
Oklahoma Joins Multistate and FTC Settlement Against Skechers
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General E. Scott Pruitt today announced a 45-member multistate and Federal Trade Commission settlement with Skechers USA, Inc., over allegations of false advertising.
According to the terms of the settlement, up to $40 million will be...
05/16/2012
Gov. Fallin Signs into Law Drug-Screening Bill
OKLAHOMA CITY ' Governor Mary Fallin today signed into law House Bill 2388, requiring the state Department of Human Services to screen adults for drug-use who apply to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.
If the applicant refuses a drug test...
Governor Fallin Signs Open Carry Legislation into Law
OKLAHOMA CITY ' Governor Mary Fallin today signed into law Senate Bill 1733, a measure that allows Oklahoma citizens to openly carry firearms. The bill permits those who are licensed, or already have been licensed, to carry a firearm under the Oklahoma Self Defense...
Oklahoma’s Multicounty Grand Jury to Reconvene Tuesday
OKLAHOMA CITY – The state’s multicounty grand jury will reconvene Tuesday in Oklahoma City.
The grand jury will meet Tuesday, May 15, through Thursday, May 17, at the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office, 313 NE 21. Attorney General
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