#foioklahoma By Emma Murphy, oklahomavoice.com: As part of CoreCivic’s contract with the Department of Corrections, the agency will receive a monthly administrative fee of $833,000 to “monitor CoreCivic’s compliance and perform other administrative functions,” …

#foioklahoma By Michael Peters, tulsaworld.com: Oregon State is paying TU $500,000 for Saturday’s visit to Chapman Stadium according to the game contract between the two teams. The contract was provided to the Tulsa World through an open records request to Oregon State.

#foioklahoma From fox23.com: The filed evidence, submitted in "further support," of the Motion to Disqualify, includes texts messages, reportedly from DA Kunzweiler, that were released following an open records request.

#foioklahoma By Dylan Goforth, readfrontier.org: Walters urged parents to report schools and teachers who failed to honor Kirk to the State Department of Education. He vowed to hold districts and educators accountable.

#foioklahoma By John D. Hanna & Heather Hollingsworth, apnews.com: A rural Kansas county has agreed to pay more than $3 million and apologize over a law enforcement raid on a small-town weekly newspaper in August 2023 that sparked an outcry over press freedom, the paper’s editor said Tuesday.

#foioklahoma By Nuria Martinez-Keel, oklahomavoice.com: During Walters’ final weeks as state superintendent, the Education Department denied that he had a state-owned vehicle, and the agency therefore refused to provide records of his vehicle usage to Oklahoma Voice.

#foioklahoma By Randy Krehbiel, tulsaworld.com: Some people saw the new law as an infringement on First Amendment rights and a potential erosion of citizens’ ability to observe law officers and others in the commission of their duty.

#foioklahoma Commentary by Vance Winningham, oklahoman.com: Rather than being subject to the same transparency rules as state agencies, Prairie One operated in a gray zone.

#foioklahoma By Alexandra Sharfman, okcfox.com: The city also failed to obtain timely annual financial audits, comply with the Open Meetings Act, and retain records as required by law, according to Byrd.

#foioklahoma By Spencer Humphrey, kfor.com: New records obtained by News 4 reveal fresh concerns about former State Superintendent Ryan Walters, including a taxpayer-funded bonus to his press secretary …

#foioklahoma From citizenportal.ai: Castro told council the hotline should not replace the city's [Yukon's] existing grievance process but would supplement it by providing a confidential route for reporting misconduct and tracking trends.

#foioklahoma By Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton, tulsaworld.com: According to documents obtained via an open records request, TPS Executive Director of Business Operations Services Kathi Hayward wrote to leaders at the five charter schools in August …

#foioklahoma By Jerry Bohnen, okenergytoday.com: Moore emphasized transparency, noting that even though non-disclosure agreements were signed, the records fall under Oklahoma’s Open Records Law and can be viewed by the public.

#foioklahoma By Spencer Humphrey, kfor.com: About a week passed between the time Walters announced his resignation on Fox News on September 24 and when he officially left office on September 30.

#foioklahoma The Brechner Report: October mailchi.mp/jou.ufl.edu/...

#foioklahoma From fox23.com: Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s office is once again partnering with the Oklahoma Press Association to host free seminars to teach the public about the state’s open meeting and open record laws.

#foioklahoma By Phillip Jackson, tulsaflyer.org: The Tulsa Police Department began using Flock Safety cameras in summer 2022 after county commissioners approved the installation of 25 cameras across the city. Police later said those cameras helped them make arrests and recover stolen property.

#foioklahoma By Emma Murphy, oklahomavoice.com: A national free speech advocacy group sent a letter on Monday to the president of University of Central Oklahoma accusing the state’s third-largest university of censoring student journalists. oklahomavoice.com/briefs/free-...

#foioklahoma By Anna Codutti, tulsaworld.com: House Bill 2163 gives individuals and public officials an alternative for resolving Open Records Act disputes. tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...

#foioklahoma By Faithanna Olsson, nondoc.com: A records request to OKCPD for all reports and videos involving Melvin Platt yielded only dash-camera and body-camera footage from his October 2024 police pursuit. EPD, however, ultimately received the purported videos. nondoc.com/2025/10/27/e...

#foioklahoma By Jennifer Palmer, oklahomawatch.org: A 2023 policy change is allowing Oklahoma City police to shield some police reports from public view.

#foioklahoma By Wendy Suares, okcfox.com: The former support specialists tell FOX 25 they were repeatedly reassigned to schools in all corners of the state, forcing them to drive hours each day, …

#foioklahoma By Barbara Hoberock, oklahomavoice.com: Leewright attempted to add additional leadership posts to the stipend increase, but was advised it would be a violation of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act because the posts were not listed on the agenda.

#foioklahoma By Murray Evans, oklahoman.com: Andrews wrote that “it is in the public interest to determine whether the board violated the Open Meeting Act …

#foioklahoma By Murray Evans, oklahoman.com: Walters’ Texas-based chief adviser, Matt Langston, the agency’s former chief of staff, Matt Mohler, and its former deputy chief of staff for academic affairs, Todd Loftin, received between $5,000 and $30,000 …

#foioklahoma By Spencer Humphrey, kfor.com: News 4 obtained the letter and other internal records last week after current Superintendent Lindel Fields’ administration began releasing open records the previous administration had ignored for months.

#foioklahoma By Jordan Gerard & Steve Lackmeyer, oklahoman.com: In response to an open records request, city officials said no policy exists when it comes to citing apartment property managers, but usually the main contact is the local property manager. www.oklahoman.com/story/news/p...

#foioklahoma Editorial from swoknews.com: When your tenure is most remembered for the losing battles it fought, as opposed to improving conditions for the state's citizens, it's probably something to be left off future resumes. www.swoknews.com/opinion/edit...

#foioklahoma By Kari King, kfor.com: The KFOR-TV newsroom was honored this week for its fight to protect the rights of journalists. Specifically, the right to attend open meetings in the state of Oklahoma. kfor.com/news/local/k...

#foioklahoma By Olivia Hickey, koco.com: Thompson also noted that the board is committed to transparency, planning to address approximately 50 unfilled open records requests left from the previous administration.

#foioklahoma From oklahomavoice.com: Leaders of the state’s third-largest university have engaged in “egregiously anti-free speech conduct” in an effort to control media coverage by ending print operations of the student newspaper, …

#foioklahoma By Haley Hetrick, newson6.com: Phase Three (30 to 90 Days): Review ongoing lawsuits, assess vendor contracts, process outstanding open records requests, and address organizational misalignments within the agency.

#foioklahoma By Murray Evans, oklahoman.com: During Walters’ tenure from January 2023 through September 2025, six people served as the agency’s primary spokesperson.

#foioklahoma By Erin Christy, kjrh.com: Oklahoma spent more than half a million dollars to one company to clean up homeless camps during the state-led “Operation SAFE,” 2 News learned this based on records obtained by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.

#foioklahoma By Sheila Stogsdill, fourstateshomepage.com: Miami Police Chief Stephen Sigmon said the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is handling the officer shooting investigation, and the state agency could not release the names of the officers, …

#foioklahoma By Jennifer Palmer, oklahomawatch.org: Among the lawsuits was one filed by NexStar and KFOR-TV over access to public Board of Education meetings, one of many run-ins Walters had in his highly contentious relationship with state media.

#foioklahoma The UCO Media Ethics Conference is Tuesday, Oct. 7, at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. More info here: ucomediaethicscon.carrd.co#scrollpoint01

#foioklahoma By Ashlynd Huffman, readfrontier.org: The Tulsa Police Department has disciplined six officers after incidents where they were suspected of driving under the influence since 2016, a Frontier investigation has found.

#foioklahoma Join us as we gather to understand the threats and our responsibility to maintain First Amendment freedoms. The First Amendment Congress features speakers who are dedicated to the importance of the Constitutional right of free expression. www.foioklahoma.org/events

#foioklahoma By Lauren Henry, kfor.com: In a complaint to the State Department of Education’s Human Resources Department, London listed the last-minute review as having led to a violation of the Open Meeting Act and was a cause for the cancellation of a March board meeting.

#foioklahoma By Ashlynd Huffman, readfrontier.org: The Frontier filed a request under the Oklahoma Open Records Act with the police department for officer disciplinary records in March, but the Tulsa police union went to court to keep many documents secret. www.readfrontier.org/stories/tuls...

#foioklahoma The Brechner Report: September The Brechner Report is a monthly newsletter summarizing developments in open meetings and public records laws. Other media law topics covered include access to courts and court records. mailchi.mp/jou.ufl.edu/...

#foioklahoma By Murray Evans, oklahoman.com: The Oklahoma Open Meeting Act specifically allows legislators to attend and observe the executive session of any state board.

#foioklahoma By Lisa Monahan, news9.com: Video recordings released through open records show Oklahoma County Sheriff’s investigators interviewing State Superintendent Ryan Walters after two board members claimed nudity appeared on a television in his office …

#foioklahoma By Nolan Clay, oklahoman.com: "Since that moratorium was lifted, we have held 18 clemency hearings. Each of these cases involved unique and complex issues, and many have led to significant open records requests and litigation. … www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2...

#foioklahoma By Wendy Suares, okcfox.com: FOX 25 obtained documents detailing more than 400 national media appearances in the span of two years - including on podcasts, television, and radio. We found several instances where Walters booked at least six appearances in a single day.

#foioklahoma By Spencer Humphrey, kfor.com: Hirschfeld submitted an open records request for all the public comments OTA received. She received and read through them. kfor.com/news/local/n...

#foioklahoma By Clifton Adcock, readfrontier.org: Court documents are supposed to be easily accessible to the public under Oklahoma’s open records law, but Tulsa Municipal Court has removed computer terminals where people could look up case information. www.readfrontier.org/stories/tuls...

#foioklahoma By Murray Evans, oklahoman.com: During Dominguez’s tenure for the Garden City district, a former female assistant superintendent agreed to a settlement of almost $234,000 in March 2023, …

#foioklahoma From okpress.com: Attorney General Gentner Drummond and the Oklahoma Press Association invite you to attend one of these free sessions designed to deal directly with your questions and concerns about Oklahoma’s Open Meeting and Records Acts. okpress.com/page/seminars