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Freedom of Information Oklahoma advocates and promotes open and transparent government in Oklahoma.
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Joined September 2025
/2 This lawsuit is ongoing, even though a part of the case was dismissed. Echoing the Open Meeting Act lawsuit, Walters sued the Freedom From Religion Foundation in a separate action.
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By M. Scott Carter, https://t.co/hpig9WqiOB: Another lawsuit, this one filed in April 2025 over the state’s Open Meeting Act, alleges violations of open meetings laws and improper withholding of records related to the Library Media Advisory Committee. https://t.co/gTaynRR8iS
southwestledger.news
Southwest Ledger (Editor’s Note: This is the second story in a multi-story project about the fallout of former Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters’ tenure in office.) OKLAHOMA CITY –...
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/2 ... he will have a chance to continue his defamation suit about the erroneous use of his photo.
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By Tres Savage, https://t.co/mPXG7eaS3W: [third item] After the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals affirmed the denial of a motion to dismiss filed by attorneys for Nexstar Media Group in a civil suit brought by Christopher Renyles McCleary, ... https://t.co/jKU5UG84OY
nondoc.com
Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced a CVS Caremark settlement Dec. 8, 2025, but how they money will be paid has raised old issues.
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/2 Company representatives said in previous CLO meetings the initial plan was for a 100-megawatt capacity data center, with possible expansions to 500 megawatts.
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By Paul Monies, https://t.co/rEzOGyfHrC: Emails between Boomtown Manufacturing and CLO staff, obtained under the Oklahoma Open Records Act, show the developers working to address commissioners’ concerns in the months since it won the lease auction. https://t.co/wNGkvhohy5
oklahomawatch.org
Months of delays by Oklahoma land commissioners in approving a commercial lease for a Lawton-area data center led the developer to withdraw, costing the state potential education revenue.
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/2 Martin also raised the possibility of adding video recordings of future meetings, allowing residents to watch proceedings directly from the county’s site.
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By Tim Lawson, https://t.co/Wlvow4wkaM: Martin proposed the county begin posting recorded meeting minutes on the county's website. He said Rogers County has provided similar public access since 2018, and it may be time for Mayes County to do the same. https://t.co/ZXtq5lSvA5
pryorinfopub.com
Mayes County commissioners discuss posting recorded minutes online and applying for a $75,000 land-use grant for improvements along E 460 Road.
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/3 In Brooke v. Reed, the state’s high court reviewed a case dating back to pandemic-era emails and ruled that metadata are not inherently part of communications requested under the state transparency law.
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/2 In Lawson v. LeFlore County Detention Center Public Trust, justices said county trusts contracted to operate jails are public bodies, but the court held they are not law enforcement agencies, whose obligations to release records are more narrow.
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By Tres Savage & Tristan Loveless, https://t.co/mPXG7eakeo: The Oklahoma Supreme Court issued two precedential rulings about the state Open Records Act on Nov. 25, one involving county jail trusts and the other dealing with data about data. https://t.co/u7T5JajtBv
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By Murray Evans, https://t.co/qfkiVwoAzL: Nearly two years after The Oklahoman asked the Oklahoma State Department of Education for public records about proposed changes to administrative rules for alternative schools, the agency provided the records. https://t.co/fnloarFsw9
oklahoman.com
The state Department of Education has filled a 2-year-old open-records request concerning administrative rules for alternative schools.
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