Latest Oklahoma Headlines
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Amwins Specialty Auto Launches Oklahoma Program
Aug 21 2023 // CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 21, 2023 – Amwins today announced Amwins Specialty Auto, in partnership with Agricultural Workers Mutual Auto Insurance Company, will launch a new private passenger automobile program in...
NC Legislators Give Final OK to Bill Curbing Appointment Powers of Governor
Aug 18 2023 // RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislative leaders finalized on Wednesday their efforts to curb the appointment powers of the governor on several boards and commissions, extending a yearslong struggle...
Oklahoma Supreme Court to Consider Reparations Case for Survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre
Aug 17 2023 // OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – The Oklahoma Supreme Court will consider a reparations case from survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre after a lower court judge dismissed it last month, giving hope to advocates for racial...
The National Alliance Launches CISR High School Program at Central Tech Campuses
Aug 15 2023 // Tulsa, Oklahoma, August 14, 2023 – The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research announces that Central Technology Center has successfully completed the first year of the Certified Insurance Service...
Two Rival Robotaxi Services OK’d to Operate Throughout San Francisco
Aug 14 2023 // California regulators approved an expansion that will allow two rival robotaxi services to operate throughout San Francisco at all hours, despite safety worries spurred by recurring problems with unexpected stops and other...
Attorneys for Last-Known Survivors of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Appeal Dismissed Reparations Case
Aug 10 2023 // OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Attorneys seeking reparations for three living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre filed an appeal in the case with the Oklahoma Supreme Court and said a district court judge erred in...
Oklahoma Governor Signs Executive Order Narrowly Defining “Female” and “Male”
Aug 3 2023 // OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Tuesday directed state agencies to use narrow definitions of “female” and “male,” in the latest attack on transgender rights in a state that...
Acrisure Brand Roll out Reaches Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma
Jul 24 2023 // Acrisure said that local partners in its South Region will be rebranded as Acrisure in a continuation of the firm’s global brand roll out. As part of the roll out, Acrisure businesses in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas...
Muscogee Nation Renews Lawsuit Over Alabama Casino on Sacred Site
Jul 24 2023 // The Muscogee (Creek) Nation has asked a federal appellate court to reinstate its lawsuit against the Poarch Creek Band of Indians and Auburn University for improperly removing graves from a sacred site in Alabama to build...
Water Damage Exclusions, on the Rise, May Frustrate Insureds but Are OK, Court Says
Jul 12 2023 // A federal appeals court has affirmed a lower court ruling that a Scottsdale Insurance commercial policy for a community center excludes almost all non-weather water damage. It’s the type of “infuriating”...
Judge Throws Out Lawsuit Seeking Reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
Jul 11 2023 // An Oklahoma judge has thrown out a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dashing an effort to obtain some measure of legal justice by survivors of the deadly racist rampage. Judge Caroline Wall on...
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Offers Recovery Tips After Severe Storms
Jul 6 2023 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Gled Mulready offered recovery tips following the severe storms that hit Tulsa over Father’s Day weekend, causing extensive damage, including fallen trees and widespread power outages....
Court: Tulsa Can’t Give a Choctaw Man Ticket Because City is on Reservation Land
Jul 6 2023 // OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Tulsa lacks the jurisdiction to prosecute a Native American man cited by police for speeding because the city is located within the boundaries of an Indian reservation, a federal appeals court...
Thousands Remain Without Power in Oklahoma and Louisiana After Weekend Storms
Jun 23 2023 // TULSA, Okla. (AP) – Thousands of residents in Oklahoma and Louisiana remained without electricity Wednesday as work crews continued to repair power lines damaged by weekend storms. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, less than...
Texas Panhandle Storm Blamed for 3 Deaths, Wrecked Mobile Homes and Main Street
Jun 19 2023 // PERRYTON, Texas (AP) – As Sabrina Devers watched what would turn out to be a deadly storm approach her ranch just north of the Texas Panhandle town Perryton, she first spotted golf ball-sized and then softball-sized...
Hazards at Oklahoma Dollar General Stores Lead to $267K in Penalties
Jun 19 2023 // When federal workplace safety investigators opened inspections in December 2022 at two Dollar General stores in southeast Oklahoma, they found blocked exit routes and walkways exposing employees to fire hazards, the same...
High Definition Vehicle Insurance Expands Commercial Trucking Product Into Oklahoma
Jun 15 2023 // High Definition Vehicle Insurance, a commercial auto insurance provider, launched its insurance products for commercial trucking fleets in Oklahoma, effective July 1. HDVI used approximately 3.5 billion miles of telematics...
Whistleblowers File Lawsuits Against Oklahoma State Superintendent, Top Aide
Jun 1 2023 // OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Two former employees at the State Department of Education filed separate federal lawsuits Tuesday against Republican State Superintendent Ryan Walters and his top aide, alleging they were...
Hazards at Oklahoma Dollar General Stores Lead to $267K in Penalties
May 31 2023 // When federal workplace safety investigators opened inspections in December 2022 at two Dollar General stores in southeast Oklahoma, they found blocked exit routes and walkways exposing employees to fire hazards, the same...
Oklahoma Lawmakers Agree on $1M Settlement Over Inmate’s Death
May 25 2023 // OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Oklahoma lawmakers on Tuesday signed off on a $1.05 million settlement with the family of a state prison inmate who died of appendicitis in 2018 despite five visits to the prison’s medical...
