Emergency Contact Bill Heads to Full Senate
A bill to help ensure families can find out in a timely way when
a person has been severely injured or killed in an
accident has
cleared its first hurdle. Senate Bill 1779 was approved by
the Senate
Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee...
Bill Promoting Transparency in Education Spending Advances
In an effort to further promote transparency in how taxpayer dollars
are spent, State Sen. Randy
Brogdon has authored Senate Bill 1633, creating the
School District
Transparency Act. The measure builds on 2007?s Taxpayer
Transparency...
02/03/2010
Legislature Honors U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe
State Sen. Ron
Justice and Rep. Dale
DeWitt joined with their legislative colleagues in
honoring
one of their own today. Senate Concurrent Resolution 37
congratulates
U.S. Senator and former state Senator Jim Inhofe for
receiving...
02/03/2010
Party Bus Bill Clears Senate Committee
The Senate?s Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee
has approved a measure to ensure party bus companies don?t
enable underage drinking. Sen. Debbe
Leftwich , D-Oklahoma City, said she introduced Senate
Bill 1762
because of an...
Interest in voluntary carbon credits picks up
LONDON (Reuters) - Carbon offset retailers and brokers have seen increased interest in and demand for voluntary carbon credits this month, particularly from the United States.
Forestry Officials Caution Homeowners on Ice Damage Trees
Oklahoma City-The ice and snow is not yet gone away but already state forestry officials with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry have heard that out-of-state private contractors are on their way to solicit jobs pruning or removing damaged trees.
02/01/2010
Commerce Plans Two-Day Entrepreneur's Conference
Agenda Will Address the Challenges Start-up Business Ventures Face February 1, 2010 -- The second annual Oklahoma Department of Commerce entrepreneur's conference will offer entrepreneurs, investors, and companies, a broad range of networking opportunities, informational...
02/01/2010
OETA Television: It's Your Government
On Jan. 26, 2010, OETA Television's Oklahoma News Report broadcast a story about the Oklahoma Conservation Commission, produced by journalist Cathy Tatom. Beginning with our roots in the Dust Bowl and an overview of current activities, the story then focused on Upstream Flood...
OPERS Issues RFP for TIPS Manager
Deadline extended to February 1, 2010 due to inclement weather.
The Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System has issued an RFP for a Treasury Inflation-Protection Securities (TIPS) investment manager.?? Proposals are due January 29, 2010.?? To download the RFP and...
02/01/2010
State Senate to Convene Today
The Oklahoma State Senate will formally convene for the first meeting of the 2010 session at noon on Monday, February 1. Following a brief meeting, members of the Senate will then recess and reconvene in joint session in the House of Representatives to receive Gov. Brad...
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning During Winter Storms
In preparation for this week?s winter
weather, many Oklahomans may have purchased portable generators to
assist as alternative power sources if there is a power outage. These
generators produce carbon monoxide, an odorless, colorless, poisonous
gas that can kill you in...
01/29/2010
Slips and Falls Prompt Caution
The
Oklahoma State Department of Health warned today that slips and falls
on ice account for more storm-related injuries than all other injuries.
Thus far state health department winter storm injury surveillance
reports indicate 188 injuries related to slips and falls....