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#1 Oklahoma Lawmaker Seeks Statewide Ban on Sewage Sludge Use

Mar 31 2025 // When Leslie Stewart moved to her home in a rural expanse of Lincoln County outside of Oklahoma City more than 20 years ago, she thought she’d found a slice of heaven. In a town of fewer than 700 people, her son could...

#2 Oklahoma Supreme Court: Insurer Must Provide Direct Renewal Notice to Named Insured

Feb 27 2025 // After a fire broke out at an Oklahoma motel in June 2020, the property owner submitted a loss claim to its surplus lines insurer – only to find the insurer denied the claim on the assertion that a commercial lines policy...

#3 Storms Leave 15 Dead, Hundreds Injured in Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas

May 28 2024 // VALLEY VIEW, Texas (AP) — Powerful storms killed at least 15 people, injured hundreds and left a wide trail of destruction Sunday across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck stop...

#4 Hurricane Could Drain Florida Cat Fund’s Reserves. But That May Be OK, Report Says

Aug 1 2024 // A report from Moody’s Ratings service contends that one good hurricane this year could wipe out the Florida Cat Fund’s reserves, potentially forcing it to place a small surcharge on Florida insurance premiums...

#5 Oklahoma Supreme Court Dismisses Reparations Lawsuit of Tulsa Race Massacre Survivors

Jun 14 2024 // OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dampening the hope of advocates for racial justice that the city would make financial amends...

#6 Last Survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre Challenge Oklahoma High Court Ruling

Jul 9 2024 // OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Attorneys for the last two remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre asked the Oklahoma Supreme Court last week to reconsider the case they dismissed last month and called on the Biden...

#7 Latest Texas Storms Bring Damaging Winds, Baseball-Sized Hail

May 30 2024 // HOUSTON (AP) — Strong storms with damaging winds and baseball-sized hail pummeled Texas on Tuesday, leaving one person dead and about 1 million businesses and homes without power as much of the U.S. recovered from severe...

#8 Devastating Wildfires Destroy Hundreds of Homes Across Oklahoma and Texas

Mar 18 2025 // As Oklahomans assessed the devastation from wildfires that whipped across the state, damaging or destroying hundreds of homes, officials in both Oklahoma and Texas warned of an increased risk of fire danger in the coming...

#9 Iowa Wind Farm Hit by Tornado, Resulting in Rare Destruction of Turbines

May 24 2024 // OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A wind farm in southwest Iowa suffered a direct hit from a powerful tornado that crumpled five of the massive, power-producing towers, including one that burst into flames. But experts say...

#10 Severe Storms and Tornadoes Hit Oklahoma, Leaving 11 Hospitalized

Nov 5 2024 // OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Severe storms and tornadoes battered Oklahoma early Sunday, tossing cars and ripping roofs off buildings in the middle of the night and leaving tens of thousands of homes and businesses without...

#11 Oklahoma Town to Pay $7M to Exonerated Former Death Row Inmate

Aug 15 2024 // EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma city has agreed to pay more than $7 million to a former death row inmate who was exonerated after nearly 50 years in prison, making him the longest-serving inmate to be declared innocent...

#12 Honolulu Allowing Some Developers to OK Their Own Projects

Mar 10 2025 // More than a year after the Honolulu City Council created a program to reduce the city’s backlog of building permit applications, the city’s permitting department director said she’s close to starting the...

#13 Oklahoma Selected as Host for 2029 NAIC Spring National Meeting

Feb 13 2025 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has selected Oklahoma City as the host location for their 2029 Spring National Meeting, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready announced this week.Commissioner...

#14 Oklahoma Seeks Contractors, Evaluators for Fortified Homes Program

Dec 16 2024 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department is seeking applications from contractors and evaluators to participate in the Strengthen Oklahoma Homes program (SOH).SOH provides Oklahoma residents with grants of up to $10,000 to...

#15 California Indoor Worker Heat Protections OK’d and in Effect

Jul 26 2024 // California’s indoor heat protections were approved and went into effect this week.The rules apply to most indoor workplaces. Employers are required to adopt safety measures that go into effect in most cases when...

#16 Oklahoma High Court Denies Rehearing for Survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre

Sep 25 2024 // OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court has rejected a request to reconsider its ruling to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the last two known living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.Without comment, seven...

#17 Outbreak Continues to Grow as Bird Flu Found in Oklahoma Dairy Herd

Jul 18 2024 // Oklahoma has become the 13th U.S. state to detect bird flu in dairy cows, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed on Monday, though the state said the infection happened months ago.The confirmation shows the outbreak...

#18 AM Best Removes Negative Implications on Oklahoma’s Sutton National

Jan 7 2025 // AM Best has removed under review with negative implications and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Sutton Specialty Insurance...

#19 North Carolina Lawmakers OK Another $524M for Hurricane Helene Recovery

Mar 24 2025 // RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina lawmakers agreed Wednesday to spend another $524 million on still-pressing needs from Hurricane Helene’s historic flooding nearly six months ago, with an emphasis on home and...

#20 Amazon, Alphabet Targeted as Oklahoma Joins Anti-DEI Investor Ranks

Feb 6 2025 // Oklahoma is poised to become the first Republican state to try to use its influence as an investor to end DEI in corporate America, targeting companies including Amazon.com Inc. and Alphabet Inc. in shareholder proxy...