Latest Oklahoma Headlines
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Oklahoma Lawmaker Tackling Use of Cell Phone While Driving
Jan 14 2011 // Oklahoma state Rep. Danny Morgan, D-Prague, plans to file legislation to restrict the use of cell phones while driving. The lawmaker reported that Sapulpa drivers on public roads fell again victim to the legal practice of...
SBA Announces Disaster Loans for 72 Oklahoma Counties
Jan 12 2011 // The U.S. Small Business Administration says small, non-farm businesses in 72 Oklahoma counties are eligible for low-interest disaster loans. Officials announced Jan. 6 the loans will offset economic losses caused by the...
Oklahoma Revenue Exceeds Prior Year, New Treasurer Says
Jan 12 2011 // State officials say the money coming into state coffers last month exceeded both prior year collections and the official estimate. New State Treasurer Ken Miller says the December revenue report shows the economy is...
Okla. Official: Ex-lawmakers May Hold Insurance Department Jobs
Jan 10 2011 // A state law that bars legislators from working for a state agency within two years of leaving office doesn’t apply to two former state legislators hired by the incoming state insurance commissioner, an Oklahoma...
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner-Elect Names Staff Members
Jan 7 2011 // Incoming Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak has appointed 10 members of his staff to lead the Oklahoma Insurance Department. Joining the team are: Mike Rhoads as deputy commissioner of Health Insurance; Denise Engle...
Oklahoma Law Protecting Health Care Volunteers Now in Effect
Jan 5 2011 // A new state law protecting health care professionals who volunteer at school sporting events from being sued has gone into effect in Oklahoma and its author wants schools to take advantage of it. State Rep. Joe Dorman says...
Oklahoma State Bar Association to Reimburse Client Losses
Dec 29 2010 // The Oklahoma Bar Association’s board of directors has voted to reimburse several Oklahomans who were the victims of deceased or dishonest attorneys. The association announced its Clients’ Security Fund will pay...
Oklahoma Legislator to Continue Push for Workers’ Comp Reform
Dec 22 2010 // An Oklahoma state representative says he’s prepared to introduce legislation to further improve the state’s workers’ compensation system. Rep. Mark McCullough says the recent recommendations of the Task...
NYMAGIC Shareholders OK Merger
Nov 23 2010 // Shareholders of NYMAGIC approved its acquisition by ProSight Specialty Insurance Holdings Inc. at a special meeting yesterday, clearing the way for the insurance holding firm to become part of ProSight. The merger valued...
Outgoing Oklahoma AG: No Quick Resolution to Poultry Pollution Case
Nov 15 2010 // If Oklahoma’s new attorney general or governor decide to drop a lawsuit accusing poultry companies of pollution, the outgoing attorney general predicts the case will be picked up by other interested parties. Outgoing...
Business Moves
Nov 14 2010 // HCC Specialty Houston-based HCC Insurance Holdings Inc. is combining its Professional Indemnity Agency (PIA), HCC Public Risk and HCC Specialty Underwriters units under a newly created underwriting division, HCC...
Doak to Replace Holland as Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner
Nov 14 2010 // Oklahoma will have a new insurance commissioner next year, as insurance agent John Doak joined the Republican sweep in the Nov. 2 midterm elections to defeat current Commissioner Kim Holland. Unofficial results on Nov. 3...
Farmers Completes Move Into New Oklahoma City Facility
Nov 4 2010 // Employees of Farmers Insurance have relocated to their new 175,000 foot facility near Memorial and Rockwell roads in Oklahoma City. The new, technically advanced facility is environmentally-friendly and designed to LEED...
Doak Wins Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Race
Nov 3 2010 // Oklahoma will have a new insurance commissioner next year, as insurance agent John Doak joined the Republican sweep in the Nov. 2 midterm elections to defeat current Commissioner Kim Holland. Unofficial results from the...
Oklahoma’s Statewide Unemployment Rate Drops in September
Oct 25 2010 // The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission reports that in September, Oklahoma’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped by one-tenth of a percentage point to 6.9 percent for the month. The national...
Most 9/11 Responders OK Settlement Resolving Suit
Oct 18 2010 // A lawyer representing 10,000 ground zero workers suing New York City over their exposure to World Trade Center dust said earlier this month that 75 percent have signed a settlement resolving their claims and most of the...
Recent Oklahoma Earthquake Among Strongest in State
Oct 15 2010 // One of the strongest earthquakes recorded in Oklahoma rattled parts of five states on October 13 and left two people with minor injuries. The earthquake struck at 9:06 a.m. about six miles east of Norman in Cleveland...
Earthquake Rattles Parts of Oklahoma
Oct 14 2010 // An earthquake has rattled parts of central Oklahoma and was felt as far away as southern Kansas. There are no reports of damage or injury. Geophysicist Don Blakeman with the National Earthquake Information Center said the...
Burglaries Follow Oklahoma Door-to-Door Insurance Salesman
Oct 12 2010 // Oklahoma authorities say a trend has developed of home burglaries following a visit by a door-to-door salesman. Nearly a dozen communities have been hit. Garfield County sheriff’s deputies told Oklahoma City...
Oklahoma Turnpike Deaths Case Settled for $62.7M
Oct 8 2010 // Attorneys for both sides say a civil lawsuit over a collision on Oklahoma’s Will Rogers Turnpike that killed 10 people has been settled for $62.7 million. Attorneys for family members of eight of the victims say the...
