Edmond Sun: Gov. Fallin scores big with speech
By The Edmond Sun
EDMOND ? Gov. Mary Fallin defined her governorship on Feb. 6 and cemented her legacy as a leader. In her State of the State address, Fallin laid out her vision for how Oklahoma can grow or lead in several important areas.
Nowhere in that...
02/17/2012
KWTV News 9: Members of Oklahoma's 45th Infantry Return Home
By Darren Brown, News 9
NORMAN, Oklahoma - Over thirty of Oklahoma's Finest are back home this week after serving in Afghanistan and Kuwait.
Thirty-two members of Oklahoma's 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team were released back to their families in a short...
02/17/2012
Funding Approved for Capitol Fitness Center
OKLAHOMA CITY ? Governor Mary Fallin today applauded the board of the Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) for approving funds to create a fitness center at the state Capitol. Board members approved a $38,500 proposal submitted by the governor, which includes...
The Oklahoman: Oklahoma marks record in monthly sales tax collections
BY MICHAEL MCNUTT, Oklahoman
Gov. Mary Fallin made a push to legislators to support her personal income tax reduction and elimination proposal as revenue reports released Tuesday showed the state set an all-time monthly record for state sales tax...
02/15/2012
Tulsa World: Oklahoma's sales-tax collections for January hit record
BY BARBARA HOBEROCK, World Capitol Bureau
OKLAHOMA CITY - General revenue sales-tax collections for January hit an all-time monthly record, the Office of State Finance said Tuesday.
Sales tax collections generated $165 million in January, but the collection...
Oklahoma City Counselor Sentenced in Fraud Case
OKLAHOMA CITY – An Oklahoma counseling agency owner, director and therapist has been sentenced to a 10-year deferred sentence and will pay $14,012 in restitution for Medicaid fraud, Attorney General Scott Pruitt said.
In December, Willie Denice Barr, 47, pled...
Associated Press: Governor touts natural gas vehicle conversion
OKLAHOMA CITY ? Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin is honoring an Okarche-based company for converting its 2,000th vehicle to run on compressed natural gas.
Fallin held a ceremony Monday at the state Capitol to recognize OEM Systems, Inc., which converts gasoline or...
02/14/2012
The Oklahoman: Oklahoma company hits CNG milestone
BY JAY F. MARKS, Oklahoman
An Okarche company earned a commendation from Gov. Mary Fallin on Monday for converting 2,000 vehicles to run on compressed natural gas.
The milestone conversion by OEM Systems Inc. was a vehicle for the state Department of...
02/10/2012
Oklahoma City Man Enters Plea in False Claim Case
OKLAHOMA CITY – An Oklahoma City man pled no contest Wednesday in Oklahoma County District Court to five felony counts for computer crimes, forgery in the first and second degree, obtaining money by false pretenses and conspiracy to defraud the state, Attorney...
Journal Record: Right Thinking: Drawing battle lines over income tax
By Andrew C. Spiropoulos, Journal Record Guest Columnist
If you?re the kind of person that likes to compare political debate to warfare, you?ll appreciate that one way to understand the differences between the federal and the Oklahoma legislative processes...
02/09/2012
Governor Mary Fallin Names Steven Mullins as New General Counsel
OKLAHOMA CITY ? Governor Mary Fallin today announced that Steven Mullins of Norman is her new general counsel. Prior to joining the governor?s office, Mullins was an assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
Mullins has an extensive legal...
02/09/2012
Tulsa World: Rich or poor, both pay similar tax rate in Oklahoma
By WAYNE GREENE, World Senior Writer
Oklahoma's income tax system is flat on top and oddly graduated underneath.
On Monday, Gov. Mary Fallin announced a plan to cut the state's income tax system dramatically. Starting next year, Fallin wants the...
02/09/2012
Doak joins faith community in its stand against heavy-handed health care overhaul
OKLAHOMA CITY ? Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak has taken aim at new federal regulations requiring even religious organizations to provide contraceptives and family planning services that violate their beliefs as part of their workplace health insurance...