Latest Oklahoma Headlines
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Agency Predicts Oklahoma Unemployment Tax Break
Aug 16 2013 // State employment officials say businesses across Oklahoma can expect a break when it comes to paying unemployment insurance in 2014. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission announced that many businesses can expect to...
U.S. Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss Oklahoma Healthcare Reform Lawsuit
Aug 14 2013 // A federal judge has denied most of the federal government’s motion to dismiss Oklahoma’s legal challenge to implementation of the new federal healthcare law. In a 27-page decision, U.S. District Judge Ronald...
Oklahoma Governor Calls Special Session on Lawsuit Reform
Aug 13 2013 // Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin has called for a special session of the Oklahoma Legislature, to begin Sept. 3 for work on lawsuit reform. Gov. Mary Fallin’s executive order calls on lawmakers to re-institute...
Oklahoma Lawmakers Want Special Session on Business Legal Liability
Aug 12 2013 // Spokesmen for the leaders of Oklahoma’s House and Senate said the lawmakers want the governor to call a special session “sooner rather than later” so that the Legislature can consider restoring laws...
Oklahoma Commissioner: Program in Place for Hard-to-Insure Homes
Aug 9 2013 // The Oklahoma Market Assistance Program (OK-MAP) is designed to find protection for hard-to-insure homes, Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak says, and the recent tornado outbreak in that state has left many Oklahomans in...
Oklahoma Insurance Claims from May Tornadoes Top $1 Billion
Aug 8 2013 // Insurance payments from the May tornado outbreak across central Oklahoma have now topped $1 billion, state insurance regulators report. “These numbers are staggering,” said Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John...
Oklahoma Officials Place May 20 Tornado Toll at 25
Aug 7 2013 // The Oklahoma Medical Examiner has increased the toll from the May 20 tornado at Moore after the death of a 90-year-old woman critically injured in the storm. Spokeswoman Amy Elliott said that the death of Kathryn Begay...
Donation Planned To Put Shelters in Oklahoma Schools
Aug 5 2013 // An organization dedicated to building storm shelters in Oklahoma schools is getting another donation. Moore Supercuts will present a check to ShelterOklahomaSchools.org on Saturday to further the organization’s...
Insurer Loss Ratios High in Oklahoma after Years of Extreme Storms
Aug 5 2013 // The May storms in Oklahoma that produced two EF-5 tornadoes, destroyed thousands of houses, resulted in 46 deaths and sent damage estimates above the $5 billion mark, were extreme examples of a years-long pattern of storms...
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Hosts Recovery Roundup in Moore
Aug 2 2013 // Central Oklahoma storm survivors still dealing with insurance issues are invited to a recovery assistance event hosted by the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID). The Recovery Roundup will be held Aug. 17 at Southmoore...
University Of Central Oklahoma to Co-Host 2014 Tornado Summit
Aug 1 2013 // The University of Central Oklahoma has been selected as a co-host of the 2014 National Tornado Summit. The summit serves as a forum for national and state experts to meet and recommend new policies to improve emergency...
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner to Host Recovery Roundup in Moore
Aug 1 2013 // State insurance officials are planning an event to help central Oklahoma residents who are still dealing with insurance issues involving May’s severe storms and tornadoes. The Oklahoma Insurance Department will host...
Oklahoma Town Fears Fires Costing City Its History
Jul 30 2013 // Seminole, Okla., has suffered through eight fires in three years, causing some to fear that the community is losing its history. Since 2010, the town has lost its old Booker T. Washington School, the school’s...
Oklahoma House Dem Leader: Tort Reform Special Session ‘Waste of Time’
Jul 24 2013 // Getting Oklahoma lawmakers to return for a special session to address a civil lawsuit bill ruled unconstitutional by the courts is a “waste of time and money,” the House Democratic leader said. Rep. Scott Inman...
Oklahoma Agency Working to Reduce Earthquake Risks
Jul 24 2013 // The Oklahoma Geological Survey has begun work on plans to reduce the risk of oil-field work involving injection wells that some believe may be causing earthquakes. The Tulsa World reported that a summary report said the...
Shelter Permits Sought in Norman, Oklahoma after Tornadoes
Jul 23 2013 // Applications from Norman, Okla., residents looking to build storm shelters have increased sharply in the aftermath of deadly tornadoes that struck in Moore and other nearby areas of the Oklahoma City metro. The May 19 and...
Oklahoma Leaders Ask ‘What Have We Learned’ from May Storms?
Jul 23 2013 // With thousands of destroyed houses, 46 deaths and damage estimates topping the $5 billion mark, victims of Oklahoma’s two EF-5 tornadoes are asking the same question: What have we learned? The answers are almost as...
Oklahoma Senate Chief Endorses Lawsuit Reform Special Session
Jul 22 2013 // Senate President Pro Tem Brian Bingman said he supports the idea of a special session to resurrect a lawsuit reform bill struck down by the Oklahoma Supreme Court, and Gov. Mary Fallin said she’s discussing the idea...
Toyota Acceleration Case Settlement Gets Final OK
Jul 22 2013 // A U.S. judge on Friday gave final approval to the settlement of a class action lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corp. by plaintiffs who claimed design defects caused some of the company’s vehicles to accelerate without...
Governor: Special Session on Lawsuit Reform ‘an Option’ in Oklahoma
Jul 22 2013 // Gov. Mary Fallin told a chamber of commerce gathering in northeastern Oklahoma that a special legislative session is possible to address lawsuit reform and other issues. The Tulsa World reported that Fallin said during the...
