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• 21 said Affordability
• 57 said Education
• 16 said Healthcare
• 2 said Infrastructure
• 5 said Jobs

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By Barbara Hoberock, Oklahoma Voice
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Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond on Wednesday sued State Farm, alleging the insurance company fraudulently failed to properly pay homeowners for roof damage.

The lawsuit accuses State Farm of misrepresentations and deceptive practices in selling and renewing insurance policies. It alleges the company fraudulently denied or underpaid claims and engaged in racketeering since 2020.

“The allegations describe a corporate scheme that threatens the integrity of Oklahoma’s insurance market place and undermines public confidence in an industry families rely on when disaster strikes,” Drummond said.

State Farm did not respond to a request for comment as of publication Wednesday.

The suit was filed in Cleveland County District Court a day after the state’s high court ruled that Drummond’s office could not intervene in a different case filed in Oklahoma County. In that case, a State Farm policyholder, who lives in Broken Arrow, is challenging the amount the insurer offered to repair damage to their dwelling.

State Farm opposed Drummond’s effort to intervene, saying it would enlarge and alter the original issues in the cases. The Oklahoma Supreme Court agreed. 

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Here’s what’s happening in Oklahoma today:

• New court filings outline alleged retaliation plot behind Arcadia Lake mass shooting as arrest count reaches six (KFOR)

• Another Oklahoma County Jail sales tax proposal flops (NonDoc)

• Residents sue City of Norman, other entities over Rock Creek Entertainment District (KFOR)

• Concerns over treatment and conditions in Oklahoma ICE detention facilities (KOCO)

• Freight, bridges, rail and transit: How the BUILD America 250 Act could reshape Oklahoma (Oklahoma Watch)

• Councilors push back on mayor's effort to change top job classifications (Tulsa World)*

• 16 Oklahoma colleges seek to raise tuition, fees (Oklahoma Voice)

• Program bridging gap between Tulsa Police and youth renamed after longtime officer's death (Tulsa World)*

• Tulsa man sues police over wrongful arrest (News On 6)

• Oklahoma invests $100M to prepare OKC venues for 2028 Olympics (News 9)

• Bottle rockets are now legal, but you still can’t use them in Tulsa. Here’s where you need a fireworks permit. (Tulsa Flyer)

• Two rescued from van during swift water rescue in Creek County (News On 6)

• Atoka County assesses damage, works to reopen roads after flooding (KXII)

• How a Tulsa TV anchor-turned-theater director became America’s reigning ‘president of drag’ (Tulsa Flyer)

• What's the dirtiest lake in Oklahoma? One is the worst in the US, study says (The Oklahoman)*

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