Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Angry With Claims Backlog
Mar 27 2009 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland said she is “grossly disappointed and frankly mad” about a continuing backlog of more than 200,000 unpaid health insurance claims in a state workers’ insurance...
Stimulus Money to Help Ease Oklahoma Dam Woes
Mar 27 2009 // Conservation officials announced that thanks to the federal stimulus bill, Oklahoma is in line for $25 million to rehabilitate high-hazard earthen dams that provide flood protection across the state. They said Oklahoma is...
Oklahoma House Calls for More Stringent Youth ATV Regulations
Mar 25 2009 // A resolution urging the federal government to amend regulations banning the sale of youth all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles has been passed by the Oklahoma House of Representatives. House Resolution 1024, by state Reps....
States Gear Up for Stimulus Package
Mar 23 2009 // Impact on Insurance Industry May be Minimal, Experts Say The $787 billion stimulus package passed by Congress looms as the largest mountain on the country’s newly changed economic landscape. But despite hope that the...
It Figures
Mar 23 2009 // 0.08 Legislation that would lower the legal blood alcohol concentration limit for the offense of boating under the influence from 0.10 percent to 0.08 percent has been approved by the Oklahoma Senate. The measure also...
Business Moves
Mar 23 2009 // CAA, Ed Berrong Insurance Agency, Bridges Group Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) has expanded outside of Texas with two new members, Ed Berrong Insurance Agency, headquartered in Oklahoma, and...
Lawyer Group Blasts Oklahoma Tort Reform Bills
Mar 19 2009 // The president of the Oklahoma Bar Association blasted legislative proposals to change the state’s civil justice system, charging that the measures are an assault on the judiciary and would harm average...
More Iowa Flood-Damaged Homes Face Demolition with FEMA OK
Mar 19 2009 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has given Cedar Rapids approval to proceed with the demolition of about 300 flood-damaged homes. City utilities director Pat Ball says the agreement with FEMA specifies that homes...
Web Sites Exploiting Unemployed, Oklahoma AG Says
Mar 18 2009 // Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson and Jon Brock, executive director of the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission(OESC), are warning consumers about scams aimed at Oklahomans who may have fallen on hard times. The...
Oklahoma Senate OKs Tax Credits for February Storm Victims
Mar 16 2009 // A bill introduced into the Oklahoma State Senate that provides tax credits for victims of the Feb. 10, 2009, storms that destroyed dozens of homes and businesses and caused multiple fatalities is now headed to the House of...
Oklahoma Senate Bill Lowers Legal Alcohol Limit for Boaters
Mar 13 2009 // Legislation that would lower the legal blood alcohol concentration limit for the offense of boating under the influence from 0.10 percent to 0.08 percent has been approved by the Oklahoma Senate. The measure would also...
Okla. Dems Oppose Bill Calling for Senate Approval of Work Comp Judges
Mar 13 2009 // State Senate confirmation of judges in Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation system would be required under legislation approved by the state House of Representatives that was quickly condemned by a spokesman for...
Florida Gov. Crist OK With Rate Increases by Citizens
Mar 11 2009 // Florida Gov. Charlie Crist says he’s OK with Citizens Insurance raising its property insurance rates. But not by too much. Crist said he didn’t favor rates be increased dramatically, but that he wanted to be...
House OKs Changes to Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Soft Tissue Rules
Mar 11 2009 // The Oklahoma House has passed legislation that critics say limits workers’ compensation benefits for workers who suffer soft tissue injuries. House members voted 62-33 for the measure and sent it to the Senate for a...
CAA Adds Agencies from Oklahoma and Kansas
Mar 10 2009 // Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) announced it has expanded outside of Texas with two new members, Ed Berrong Insurance Agency, based in Oklahoma and Bridges Group Inc., based in Kansas. A...
Oklahoma GOP Squeezing Opponents of Lawsuit Reform
Mar 10 2009 // Republicans lawmakers eager for new civil justice guidelines that would change the way Oklahomans file and litigate lawsuits are putting the squeeze on their opponents with a flurry of legislation that offers a variety of...
Damages Mount from Fires Across Oklahoma
Mar 9 2009 // A fire burned down about two-thirds of a city block in Weleeta Okla., one of several that broke out across Oklahoma last week. No serious injuries have been reported. The fire, which is still under investigation, burned...
Declarations
Mar 9 2009 // Tools to Intervene “The Texas insurance companies remain well-capitalized. … There has been no bankruptcy filing by the parent company. In the event of any changes in the status of the parent company, our state...
States Gear Up for Stimulus Package
Mar 9 2009 // Impact on Insurance Industry May be Minimal, Experts Say The $787 billion stimulus package passed by Congress looms as the largest mountain on the country’s newly changed economic landscape. But despite hope that the...
Okla. Bill Broadens Liability Immunity for Volunteer Medical Professionals
Mar 6 2009 // Legislation to make it easier for health care professionals to volunteer their time has been passed by the Oklahoma House of Representatives and now heads to the Senate. House Bill 1481, by state Rep. Sally Kern, would...
