Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Okla. Sen. Withdraws Workers’ Comp Bill
Feb 22 2007 // State Sen. Debbe Leftwich on Feb. 20 withdrew a measure that was before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senate Bill 662 would have restored the right of employees to choose their own physician after being injured on the...
Earthquake Rattles Midwest City, Okla.
Feb 14 2007 // A small earthquake rattled the Midwest City, Okla., area Feb. 12, but no damage or injuries were reported, officials said. The magnitude 3.0 earthquake occurred at 12:33 p.m., 31/2 miles west of Midwest City, according to...
People and Places
Feb 12 2007 // Privately owned insurance and risk management firm, McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P., has named Mike Rutledge a partner. Rutledge is a vice president in MHBT’s Fort Worth, Texas, office. Rutledge’s career in...
It Figures
Feb 12 2007 // 122 The number of levees nationwide that are at risk for failing, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. Twenty-seven states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico had threatened levees, but only two had more than a...
It Figures
Feb 11 2007 // 122 The number of levees nationwide that are at risk for failing, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. Twenty-seven states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico had threatened levees, but only two had more than a...
People
Feb 11 2007 // Privately owned insurance and risk management firm, McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P., has named Mike Rutledge a partner. Rutledge is a vice president in MHBT’s Fort Worth, Texas, office. Rutledge’s career in...
Southwest Okla. Lawmakers Urge Gov. to Issue Disaster Declaration
Feb 7 2007 // State lawmakers representing southwest Oklahoma are urging Gov. Brad Henry to include Comanche and Tillman counties in his request for a major federal disaster declaration, the Oklahoma House of Representatives...
Okla. Senate Committee Passes Bill Protecting Volunteers from Lawsuits
Feb 7 2007 // A measure that will exempt volunteers who provide transportation services for charitable organizations or not-for-profit corporations from liability lawsuits passed out of the Oklahoma Senate Judiciary...
Sixth Person Charged in Alleged Okla. ID Theft Crime Ring
Feb 6 2007 // A sixth person has been charged in Oklahoma in an investigation of an alleged identity theft crime ring, according to the office of Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson’s office. Scott Richard Poor, 50, was...
Royal & Sun Management Buyout Clears Hurdle; Final OK Expected
Feb 5 2007 // A state hearing officer recommended Friday that Delaware’s insurance commissioner approve the proposed management buyout and eventual dissolution of Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group’s U.S....
FEMA Approves Public Assistance for 22 Okla. Counties
Feb 5 2007 // The federal government approved public disaster assistance for 18 more Oklahoma counties on Feb. 2, a day after Gov. Brad Henry expressed frustration over its refusal to qualify all 23 counties he sought disaster...
Okla. Supreme Court Ruling Puts new Twist on Civil Liability Debate
Feb 2 2007 // For Dr. David Russell, an Enid radiologist and president of the Oklahoma State Medical Association, the debate over civil justice reform in Oklahoma isn’t about the politics that has kept many reform measures bottled...
Okla. Lawmakers Riled Over Delay in Emergency Declaration
Jan 31 2007 // The Bush administration’s delay in issuing a “major disaster declaration” after this month’s devastating ice storm has angered some lawmakers in eastern Oklahoma, where local governments have been...
Declarations
Jan 29 2007 // More than one first “I’m elated to begin my first full four-year term during Oklahoma’s centennial year. It is indeed an honor. Having restored integrity and public confidence to the office, I am...
Emergency declaration allows more claims adjusters in Okla.
Jan 28 2007 // Oklahoma Insurance Com-missioner Kim Holland declared a state of emergency Jan. 16, 2007, following severe winter weather that all 77 counties in the state. According to the commissioner’s office the declaration will...
Declarations
Jan 28 2007 // More than one first “I’m elated to begin my first full four-year term during Oklahoma’s centennial year. It is indeed an honor. Having restored integrity and public confidence to the office, I am...
Gov. Henry Plans to Boost Health Coverage in Okla.
Jan 25 2007 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry on Jan. 23 proposed expanding two health care programs – one that helps small businesses provide insurance for their workers and another that covers the health care needs of...
More Than 2,000 Bills Filed in Okla. for 2007 Legislative Session
Jan 22 2007 // More than 2,000 bills have been filed for the 2007 session of the Oklahoma Legislature, including many measures that sponsors acknowledge do not have a chance of passage. It’s all part of the democratic process,...
Okla. Lawmaker Seeks to Reserve Extra Funds for Storm Relief
Jan 22 2007 // Oklahoma State Rep. George Faught says he will seek to set aside at least $10 million in “Rainy Day” spillover funds from last year to help pay recovery costs from the past week’s ice storm that has...
La.’s Citizens Gets OK to Raise Rates
Jan 19 2007 // Louisiana’s state-run insurer won approval for big rate increases on Jan. 17, meaning double- and triple-digit hikes in insurance costs for homeowners and businesses along the coast. The increases for Citizens...
