Attorney General Scott Pruitt continues his futile attempt to have it declared unconstitutional. Gov. Mary Fallin refuses to accept our tax dollars back from Washington, D.C., to cover Oklahomans most in need of health coverage. Insurance Commissioner John Doak calls the ACA a “disaster,” and although his agency has received a federal grant to inform […]
John Doak
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Top cop
Credit: Brad Gregg That buildup, first reported by the eCapitol online service, has some legislators questioning whether Doak has been watching too many gangster flicks. “Is Al Capone back in town?” state Rep. Richard Morrissette, D-Oklahoma City, told the Tulsa World. “Are we looking for stills in the woods? Come on, it’s a joke.” A […]
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Road hazards
Credit: Shannon Cornman That’s because almost one-quarter of all Oklahoma drivers are uninsured, according to statistics compiled in 2009 by the Insurance Research Council. Among the 50 states, Oklahoma is tied with Tennessee and Florida for third place, with 24 percent of all drivers uninsured. Only New Mexico (26 percent) and Mississippi (28 percent) have […]
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Coming up short
Doak, elected to a four-year term in 2010, wanted to use the resolution to send a message to the Obama administration that the NAIC would not support “any legislative action that would deny citizens constitutionally protected religious rights” by requiring employers to provide birth control insurance coverage. The would-be resolution earned an attaboy from state […]
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Commentary: Grade expectations
And with Todd Lamb, Ken Miller, Mark Costello, John Doak and Gary Jones all cruising to victory last November, a new level of control was granted the state GOP, while creating an immediate expectation for change by those who supported this outcome. There will be pressure on the entire cadre of statewide officeholders to meet […]