Oklahoma Hunting Guide Charged With Consumer Fraud
A Broken Arrow man faces allegations of deceptive
trade practices for allegedly scamming more than $75,000 from hunters
through Internet and magazine advertisements, Attorney General E. Scott
Pruitt said.
03/15/2011
Governor Fallin Asks Legislature To Pass IT Modernization And Consolidation Bill
Governor Mary Fallin today encouraged lawmakers to pass HB 1304, legislation designed to streamline technology systems throughout state government and improve both the efficiency and security of the state?s information technology (IT) systems. Under HB 1304, savings for...
03/15/2011
Governor Fallin Asks Lawmakers To Pass Legislation Creating A Quick Action Closing Fund
Governor Mary Fallin today asked the Oklahoma Legislature to pass legislation authorizing a Quick Action Closing Fund. The fund would be used as an economic development tool to bring businesses and new jobs to Oklahoma, similar to the Texas Enterprise Fund. To date, the...
03/14/2011
AG Pruitt Issues Consumer Warning to Oklahomans in Aftermath of Japanese Disa
Oklahoma Attorney General E. Scott Pruitt today issued a warning for Oklahomans to be mindful of potential scams and consumer fraud when they donate to earthquake and tsunami relief efforts in Japan.
“Oklahomans are known for their generosity toward fellow...
Oklahoma Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence Launches New Website
Information about Oklahoma?s driving breath alcohol and ignition interlock devices just became easier to access with the launch of the Oklahoma Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence (BOT) is proud to announce the launch of their new website at http://bot.ok.gov...
03/11/2011
Governor Fallin Declares State Of Emergency Due To Wildfires
Governor Mary Fallin today declared a State of Emergency for all 77 Oklahoma counties due to the devastating wildfires. Already more than two dozen fires have been reported throughout the state causing evacuations in some areas.
?Our thoughts and prayers are...
03/10/2011
Attorney General Calls for Participants in Oklahoma Victim Assistance Academy
The second Oklahoma Victim Assistance Academy (OVAA), designed to improve the quality and consistency of services to crime victims in Oklahoma, will be held June 5-10 at East Central University in Ada. Student applications and all required documents must be received by...
03/10/2011
Oklahoma CareeTech Moving State Forward
Recently Secretary of Education Arne Duncan commented about a Harvard Graduate School of Education report, "Pathways to Prosperity" which envisions a new system of career and technical education (CTE, called CareerTech in Oklahoma) that is a radical departure from the...
03/10/2011
Governor Fallin Praises Oklahoma Senate For Passing Workers Compensation Bill
Legislation worked on by Governor Mary Fallin?s Workers? Compensation Study Group and authored by Senators Anthony Sykes and Patrick Anderson was passed unanimously today (44-0) by the Oklahoma State Senate. Workers? compensation was listed as an important step to creating...
03/10/2011
Earthquakes Not Just A West Coast Risk
While earthquakes are sometimes believed to be a West Coast phenomenon, there are actually 45 states and territories throughout the United States that are at moderate to high risk for earthquakes including the New Madrid fault line in Central U.S. Since it is impossible to...
03/10/2011
Get Ready For Flood Safety Awareness Week March 14 Through 18, 2011
Flooding is a coast to coast threat to the United States and its territories in all months of the year. National Flood Safety Awareness Week, from March 14 to 18 this year, is intended to highlight some of the many ways floods can occur, the hazards associated with floods, and...
03/09/2011
Attorney General Calls for Participants in Oklahoma Victim Assistance Academy
The second Oklahoma Victim Assistance Academy (OVAA), designed to improve the quality and consistency of services to crime victims in Oklahoma, will be held June 5-10 at East Central University in Ada. Student applications and all required documents must be received by March...
Orphan Foals Require Immediate, Critical Care
Critical care must be implemented quickly if a newborn foal is orphaned at birth, with little time for education about management needs on the part of a horse manager.
03/08/2011
Oklahoma Now Time To Modernize Our Government
Over the course of this prolonged national recession, Oklahomans and Americans everywhere have been called on to make sacrifices. They?ve balanced their budgets by tightening their belts, and they have found creative, sometimes difficult, ways to live within their means....
03/08/2011
Governor's Plan To Save $3.6 Million Approved
Governor Mary Fallin?s proposal to modernize the state?s vendor payment system and save $3.6 million per year has been approved by the House of Representatives? Government Modernization Committee.
House Bill 1086 proposes to utilize electronic payments methods such as...