Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Officials Estimate About One in Four Oklahoma Drivers Uninsured
Apr 7 2008 // About one of every four vehicles on Oklahoma roads is uninsured despite efforts by lawmakers to target motorists who drive without insurance, state officials say. The state’s rate of uninsured motorists has remained...
Oklahoma Senate Committee Approves Day Care Insurance Bill
Apr 4 2008 // A bill to require day care centers to carry liability insurance has cleared an Oklahoma Senate committee. The bill called Demarion’s Law recently cleared the Senate Rules Committee and goes to the full Senate for...
Oklahoma Commissioner Declares Emergency Due to Severe Weather
Apr 2 2008 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland declared a state of emergency following the recent severe weather in the state. This declaration enables emergency claims adjusters from other states to be temporarily licensed...
Texas Supreme Court: Use of Defense Staff Attorneys OK in Some Cases
Mar 31 2008 // In a long awaited ruling, the Texas Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision in Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee v. American Home Assurance Company, Inc and The Travelers Indemnity Company, approved the use of insurer...
Oklahoma Senator Urges Governor to Unveil Lawsuit Reform Plan
Mar 28 2008 // An agreement on lawsuit reform in Oklahoma is possible this year, according to the Republican co-chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, if Democratic Gov. Brad Henry is willing to make a counter-offer to the...
‘Fire Safe’ Cigarette Bill Passes Oklahoma House
Mar 24 2008 // Legislation designed to help reduce the number of fires caused by cigarettes, House Bill 3341 by state Rep. Mike Thompson and state Sen. Don Barrington, passed the Oklahoma House of Representatives on a 97-0 vote. It was...
Oil and Gas Extraction Market Holds Solid Potential
Mar 24 2008 // While the oil and gas market can be seen as including pipeline and distribution operations, petroleum and petroleum product wholesalers, fuel oil dealers and even gas stations, the dominant North American Industry...
Nursing Home Malpractice Insurance Void Reported in Oklahoma
Mar 21 2008 // A Tulsa-based consumer group says many Oklahoma nursing homes appear to be operating without malpractice insurance. Hugh M. Robert, executive director of the Oklahoma Center for Consumer & Patient Safety, says the...
Former Okla. Insurance Commissioner Faces Aug. 18 Trial Date
Mar 19 2008 // A jury trial for former Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher has been scheduled for Aug. 18 in Tulsa County District Court. The trial will be before Associate District Judge Dana Kuehn. Fisher is charged with...
City Officials in Oklahoma Seek More State Money for Roads, Bridges
Mar 19 2008 // Oklahoma municipal leaders have asked state lawmakers to support increasing state funding for transportation projects in cities and towns and said crumbling roads and bridges pose a public safety threat in local...
Traffic Fatalities in Oklahoma Declining
Mar 18 2008 // The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports fewer people are dying in traffic accidents on Oklahoma roadways this year compared to 2007. The patrol says 108 people have died so far this year on Oklahoma roads, compared to 135...
Okla. House Passes Day-care Center Liability Insurance Bill
Mar 17 2008 // The Oklahoma House of Representatives has passed legislation to require home-based day care centers to carry liability insurance. House members voted 93-7 for the measure. It now goes to the Senate for a vote. The bill,...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Oklahoma’s Bankers Financial Benefits
Mar 14 2008 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has acquired Bankers Financial Benefits of Oklahoma City, Okla. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 2001, Bankers Financial Benefits offers employee...
Bill to Increase Funding for Road Repair Passes Oklahoma House
Mar 14 2008 // Citing a new national study showing that major roads in Oklahoma’s metro centers are among the worst in the U.S., State Rep. Mike Thompson announced that House Bill 3342 – which would require that all car tag...
Identity Theft, Privacy Addressed in Bill Passed by Okla. Senate
Mar 13 2008 // Legislation aimed at preventing identity theft and protecting the privacy of Oklahoma’s citizens has passed the Oklahoma Senate. Senate Bill 1745, sponsored by Sen. Randy Bass, D-Lawton, won unanimous approval. The...
Oklahoma House Passes ‘Fire Safe’ Cigarettes Measure
Mar 12 2008 // The Oklahoma House of Representatives has passed House Bill 3341, by state Rep. Mike Thompson and state Sen. Don Barrington, legislation designed to help reduce the number of fires caused by cigarettes. The Fire Safety...
Two Oklahoma Cities Among 35 Safest in Nation
Mar 10 2008 // Sugarland, Texas, made Top 5 safest list Two Oklahoma cities are among the 35 safest in the nation, according rankings based on the FBI’s uniform crime report. One Texas town, Sugarland, was among the five...
12 Companies OK’d to Self Insure for Workers’ Comp in Texas
Mar 7 2008 // Twelve companies with approximately 32,500 employees in Texas recently were approved to self-insure for workers’ compensation claims for a one-year period under the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of...
Daycare Liability Bill Gets Bipartisan Support in Okla. House
Mar 6 2008 // Legislation that requires daycare centers to carry liability insurance has received bipartisan support in an Oklahoma House of Representatives committee. The House Human Services Committee voted 15-0 for the legislation...
Report: Two Oklahoma Cities Among 35 Safest in Nation
Mar 3 2008 // Two Oklahoma cities rate among the 35 safest in the nation, according rankings based on the FBI’s uniform crime report. Broken Arrow was listed as the 22nd-safest city in the country and Edmond ranked as 35th safest...
