Latest Oklahoma Headlines
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Oklahoma Attorney General Assembles Team of Lawyers over Marijuana Rules
Jul 18 2018 // Oklahoma’s attorney general says he’s assigning a team of lawyers to advise him on matters surrounding the Board of Health’s decision to insert last-minute restrictions on the state’s new medical...
Oklahoma City Spending to Improve Traffic Issues, Prepping for Self-Driving Cars
Jul 17 2018 // A city in central Oklahoma is spending millions of dollars preparing for self-driving cars while working to alleviate traffic problems. Edmond Traffic Engineer Tom Minnick told The Oklahoman that the city is laying down...
Conservative States Like Oklahoma Balk at Voter-Approved Medical Marijuana
Jul 16 2018 // Pot advocates celebrated the culmination of a yearslong effort to ease restrictions on the use of cannabis last month when nearly 60 percent of Oklahoma voters approved medical marijuana. Oklahoma’s proponents had...
3 New P/C Insurers OK’d to Do Business in Arkansas
Jul 16 2018 // Three new property/casualty insurance companies have been approved to do business in Arkansas, the state insurance department reported. All three are based in Florida. Counting the recently accepted companies, 10 new...
Mulready Wins GOP Primary for Insurance Commissioner, Faces Fobbs in November
Jul 16 2018 // Glen Mulready, a long-time insurance professional and state representative, has won the nomination to run as the Republican candidate for Oklahoma’s next insurance commissioner. He will face Democratic challenger...
Oklahoma High Court: Workers’ Comp Carriers, Self Insurers Eligible for Rebates
Jul 16 2018 // If a recent ruling by the Oklahoma Supreme Court remains unchanged, the state’s tax authority may end up having to pay millions of dollars in rebates to workers’ compensation carriers and companies that...
Oklahoma Sees Fewer but More Severe Earthquakes This Year
Jul 10 2018 // Oklahoma’s 4.0 earthquakes are up significantly this year, but the overall rate of earthquakes is declining. Oklahoma has had six quakes of at least magnitude 4.0 halfway through this year, which is one more than all...
Oklahoma High Court: Rebates Still Available to Workers’ Comp Carriers, Self Insurers
Jul 9 2018 // If a recent ruling by the Oklahoma Supreme Court remains unchanged, the state’s tax authority may end up having to pay millions of dollars in rebates to workers’ compensation carriers and companies that...
3 New Property/Casualty Insurers OK’d to Do Business in Arkansas
Jul 5 2018 // Three new property/casualty insurance companies have been approved to do business in Arkansas, the state insurance department reported. All three are based in Florida. Counting the recently accepted companies, 10 new...
Survey: As Trade Fears Mount, Economic Growth Slows in Midwest
Jul 3 2018 // Business remains strong in nine Midwest and Plains states, but a new monthly survey suggests growth is slowing as concerns about trade and tariffs increase. The region’s overall economic index decreased to 61.8 in...
Oklahoma Health Official Says State Is Ready for Medical Marijuana
Jul 2 2018 // The head of Oklahoma’s health agency said there’s a framework in place to get the medical marijuana industry rolling in the state soon, despite concerns from Gov. Mary Fallin that a statewide vote “opens...
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Jul 2 2018 // Cassie Brown has been appointed Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation at the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation. She succeeds Ryan Brannan, who left the division on May 1....
Mulready Wins GOP Primary for Insurance Commissioner, Faces Fobbs in November
Jun 29 2018 // Glen Mulready, a long-time insurance professional and state representative, in the June 26 primary won the Republican nomination to be Oklahoma’s next insurance commissioner. He will face Democratic challenger...
In Primary, Oklahoma Voters Back Proposed Medical Marijuana Law
Jun 28 2018 // Oklahoma voters on June 26 backed the medicinal use of marijuana, overcoming a late opposition campaign from law enforcement and business, faith and political leaders. State Question 788, the result of an activist-led...
Disaster Declaration Approved for Oklahoma Spring Fires
Jun 27 2018 // President Donald Trump has approved Oklahoma’s request for a disaster designation after wildfires scorched western parts of the state in the spring. Trump approved the declaration Monday and ordered federal...
Vehicles Damaged, Destroyed by Storms in Southwestern Oklahoma
Jun 26 2018 // Emergency management officials say more than a dozen recreational vehicles and campers were overturned by winds as strong storms moved across southwestern Oklahoma. Comanche County Emergency Management spokeswoman Ashleigh...
4.0 Mag Earthquake and Aftershock Shake Parts of Central Oklahoma
Jun 18 2018 // The U.S. Geological Survey says a 4.0 magnitude earthquake has shaken parts of central Oklahoma, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The USGS says the earthquake was recorded at 3:56 p.m. about 7 miles (12...
Wells Fargo Gets OK on $142M Settlement with Customers Over Phony Accounts
Jun 18 2018 // Wells Fargo & Co. said on Friday it received final approval from a district court in California to settle a $142 million class-action lawsuit, which compensates customers affected by a sales scandal related to phony...
Greenwalt Named General Counsel at Oklahoma’s Workers’ Comp Commission
Jun 15 2018 // The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) has named Sarah Greenwalt as the agency’s new general counsel, effective June 25. Greenwalt most recently served as senior counsel to the administrator of the...
Part of Northern Oklahoma Shaken by Magnitude 4.4 Quake
Jun 11 2018 // The U.S. Geological Survey says a 4.4 magnitude earthquake shook parts of northern Oklahoma and neighboring Kansas. Geologists say the earthquake was recorded at 8:59 a.m. Saturday about 16 miles (26 kilometers) east of...
