Gov. Mary Fallin News

Oklahoma Safety Bills to Change Little for Schools

The highly touted package of school security bills that have passed the Oklahoma Legislature and now wait only for Gov. Mary Fallin’s likely signature won’t make schools much safer, at least in the short term, school and law enforcement officials …

Oklahoma Governor: Audit of Insurance Department not Needed

Oklahoma’s governor won’t request a performance audit of the agency that regulates insurance because the department had one late last year. In a letter to Sen. Harry Coates, Gov. Mary Fallin said the audit filed with state auditor and inspector …

Oklahoma Lawmaker Wants Audit of Insurance Department

An Oklahoma state senator wants the governor to request a performance audit of the agency that regulates insurance in that state. Sen. Harry Coates sent a letter to Gov. Mary Fallin requesting the audit because Republican senator feels that the …

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner No. 2 User of State-Owned Plane

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak has crisscrossed the state in state-owned aircraft on his mission to educate the public and reach out to constituents. As a result, Doak is the top statewide elected official using state-owned aircraft, behind Gov. Mary …

Fallin Appoints Taylor as New Oklahoma Worker’s Comp Judge

Gov. Mary Fallin has appointed a Tulsa judge as the new presiding judge of the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Court. Fallin announced that Judge L. Brad Taylor will replace Judge Michael Harkey as the presiding judge of the court. Taylor had …