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A former Oklahoma City physician, charged in 2016 with 29 felony counts and one misdemeanor, pleaded guilty last week to Medicaid fraud and multiple drug offenses. Harvey Jenkins operated Aria Orthopedics in south Oklahoma City, where he prescribed large volumes of opioids and other narcotics from January 2010 to February 2015.
Read moreThe Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) has become aware of inaccurate and misleading communications affecting Oklahoma consumers. Several large employers have sent letters to their employees with erroneous information regarding changes to their CVS/Caremark prescription program.
Read moreOne of the state’s most significant figures in music history will be celebrated at the Oklahoma State Capitol on Monday, March 6. The Oklahoma Arts Council and Oklahoma Historical Society have announced the return of Bob Wills Day, a celebration returning to the Capitol after a hiatus of nearly a decade. The event commemorates the life and legacy of the “King of Western Swing” who helped popularize the music genre during the 1930s and 40s. Wills’ band, the Texas Playboys, had a daily program on the Tulsa radio outlet KVOO and were regular performers at the venerable Cain’s Ballroom.
Read moreCommissioner Bob Anthony is raising more questions about the 2021 fuel costs of Oklahoma Natural Gas (ONG), Oklahoma Gas & Electric, and Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO). In a new filing in the 2021 ONG, OG&E and PSO Fuel Cost and Prudence Review cases, Anthony questions millions in what he calls “cost discrepancies,” in the $186 million extra in (nonfuel, non-interest) Securitization Expenses charged to ratepayers for using ratepayer-backed bonds to spread out the February 2021 Winter Storm fuel costs.
Read moreThe United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced last week that McAlester residents, Billy James Menees, age 29, and Ashley Dawn Marie Schardein, age 27, were both found guilty by a federal jury of one count of Child Abuse in Indian Country and one count of Child Neglect in Indian Country.
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This spring, the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden, in partnership with Pepsi and Aquafina, are inviting all Oklahoma students, K-12, to participate in this year’s annual Pepsi Vending Machine Art Contest happening now through Saturday, April 22, 2023. Students have an opportunity to win prizes including gift cards from OKC Outlet and Zoo memberships as well as having their original artwork displayed on a Pepsi vending machine at the Zoo for an entire year!
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