All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 12 2008 // The Oklahoma House of Representatives has passed House Bill 3341, by state Rep. Mike Thompson and state Sen. Don Barrington, legislation designed to help reduce the number of fires caused by cigarettes.The Fire Safety...
Mar 10 2008 // Two Oklahoma cities are among the 35 safest in the nation, according rankings based on the FBI’s uniform crime report. One Texas town, Sugarland, was among the five safest.Broken Arrow, Okla., was listed as the...
Mar 7 2008 // Twelve companies with approximately 32,500 employees in Texas recently were approved to self-insure for workers’ compensation claims for a one-year period under the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of...
Mar 6 2008 // Legislation that requires daycare centers to carry liability insurance has received bipartisan support in an Oklahoma House of Representatives committee.The House Human Services Committee voted 15-0 for the legislation...
Mar 3 2008 // Two Oklahoma cities rate among the 35 safest in the nation, according rankings based on the FBI’s uniform crime report.Broken Arrow was listed as the 22nd-safest city in the country and Edmond ranked as 35th safest...
Feb 28 2008 // Parents facing financial ruin because their insurance companies will not pay for treatment of autistic children appealed for help from Oklahoma lawmakers earlier this week.They lobbied for revival of Nick’s Law,...
Feb 27 2008 // Several firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation, but no other injuries were reported as fires whipped by fierce winds charred thousands of acres of Oklahoma grassland and destroyed buildings and vehicles.At least...
Feb 26 2008 // For the second time in four years, Oklahoma’s speaker of the House has convened a panel of lawmakers to investigate whether a statewide elected official should be impeached.But the eight-member panel that will...
Feb 26 2008 // The Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs aims to promote gun safety in a video focusing on two boys who died in accidental shootings.“We want to begin the debate and begin discussion so it doesn’t happen...
Feb 24 2008 // Two independent agencies from South Central states were among the six insurance firms from across the country recognized in January 2008 as “Top Performing Agencies” by the Independent Insurance Agents &...
Feb 24 2008 // Texas Mut. Ins. Co. v. Ruttiger Texas App. 1st Dist. Jan.17, 2008 Bad faith cause of action lies against workers’ compensation carrier. An individual was injured on the job. The workers’ compensation carrier...
Feb 24 2008 // A bill that would limit insurance awards for uninsured drivers involved in an accident has passed an Oklahoma House of Representatives subcommittee.House Bill 3380 by Muskogee Republican George Faught was approved by the...
Feb 22 2008 // Measures that would require day care centers in Oklahoma to carry liability insurance and contribute to a fund to compensate parents and children for day-care injuries was approved by a state House subcommittee this...
Feb 19 2008 // A magnitude 2.4 earthquake shook southern Oklahoma at 9:41 a.m. on Feb. 15, according to the Oklahoma Geological Survey at Leonard. The OGS said the quake’s epicenter was three miles northwest of Caddo in Bryan...
Feb 15 2008 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department issued a reminder to all licensed producers and adjusters in the state that they must notify the department of address changes within 30 days of the change.Failure to notify the Oklahoma...
Feb 14 2008 // An Oklahoma Republican House leader said he will return a $5,000 campaign contribution from a donor who sought legislation that would have helped insurance companies tied to the donor’s family.House Majority Leader...
Feb 12 2008 // A preliminary hearing for former Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher has been moved to Feb. 19 in Tulsa County District Court.Fisher is charged with filing a false state tax return for 1999 by underreporting his...
Feb 11 2008 // Okla. lawmakers have voted to put the brakes on potentially expensive mandates in an effort to reduce the price of health insurance, according to an announcement from the House of Representatives.House Bill 3111, by state...
Feb 10 2008 // Movies — think Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart in “The Big Sleep” — often make cigarette smoking look glamorous. Of course, in reality, the practice is anything but. In addition to being a leading cause...
Feb 7 2008 // A bill that would limit insurance awards for uninsured drivers involved in an accident has passed an Oklahoma House of Representatives subcommittee.House Bill 3380 by Muskogee Republican George Faught was approved by the...