Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has sued Allstate Insurance, alleging the company unfairly reduced or denied valid hail and wind damage claims by using undisclosed standards to limit payouts. The lawsuit, which follows a similar case against State Farm, claims Allstate violated Oklahoma consumer protection and racketeering laws while prioritizing profits over policyholders. Drummond is seeking to stop these practices and recover restitution, civil penalties, and attorney fees for affected homeowners.
Oklahoma’s SNAP error rate increased to 11.04%, raising concerns that the state could face significant new costs under federal rules requiring states with high error rates to share SNAP benefit expenses. State officials say the figure reflects older data and believe recent reforms, including improved staff training and new reporting tools, will reduce the error rate below the required 6% threshold by 2028. Most SNAP errors are attributed to recipients failing to report changes in income or household circumstances. Meanwhile, anti-hunger advocates warn that higher costs and declining SNAP enrollment could increase food insecurity and strain Oklahoma’s budget and food assistance programs.
Oklahoma will receive nearly $13 million in FEMA grants to help communities recover from disasters that occurred between 2017 and 2025. Most of the funding will go to Tri-County Electric Cooperative to repair electrical infrastructure damaged by severe storms and winter weather, while additional grants will support road and building repairs in Sequoyah County and Yale. FEMA will also provide more than $1 million to reimburse wildfire response costs for the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management, with separate funding for Roger Mills County’s 2025 wildfire expenses.
The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services is shifting many state-run behavioral health services to four private providers in an effort to improve long-term care and system sustainability. The providers will expand services across 22 counties, offering crisis intervention, outpatient treatment, and mental health support while prioritizing the hiring of current state employees. State officials say the transition is intended to improve access to care, strengthen the workforce, and make better use of taxpayer dollars following the department’s recent financial challenges.
Weekly Wrap Up
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Well, first off, we live in the greatest country in the world and I think we live in the best state in that country and that’s Oklahoma,” Governor Kevin Stitt said regarding the 250th Independence Day. “But the idea that this is America and the American Dream is alive and well — and the reason we have more people moving here from California and Washington and all over the country is because they know that Oklahoma’s where the American Dream is alive and well.”