#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.

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#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

#foioklahoma By Blake Douglas, Tres Savage & Sasha Ndisabiye, nondoc.com: In response to an Open Records Act request, Johnson’s office released a 27-page report detailing the investigation. nondoc.com/2025/09/17/a...

#foioklahoma By Emma Murphy, oklahomavoice.com: The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center reported losing the biggest share of funding. oklahomavoice.com/briefs/impac...

#foioklahoma From newson6.com: The lawsuit also claims approval of the standards violated the state's open meeting act. www.newson6.com/story/68c886...

#foioklahoma By Murray Evans, oklahoman.com: The Oklahoman asked the Oklahoma State Department of Education for open records showing when Walters used his access card to enter the agency's headquarters in the state Capitol Complex.

#foioklahoma From lawtonok.gov: Lawton City Clerk Donalynn Blazek-Scherler received the Don Rider Transparency in Government Award, which recognizes municipal employees who exemplify openness, accountability, and citizen engagement. www.lawtonok.gov/CivicAlerts....

#foioklahoma By Sasha Ndisabiye, nondoc.com: In addition, OSU officials released a slate of records to NonDoc over the past six months, including a revelation about the four formal complaints …

#foioklahoma By Dylan Brown, kfor.com: Some of the documents released to News 4 in response to an Open Records Request show a timeline that began in January and was completed near the end of 2027, with the home being built.

#foioklahoma By Graham Dowers, newson6.com: Last week, in an unprecedented special meeting, the Board hired Leonard after Walters canceled its August meeting.

#foioklahoma By Lucy Schiller, cjr.org: Over the years, an organization called the Public Notice Resource Center has put a great deal of energy toward defining why, exactly, public notices must appear in newspapers and not simply on government websites …

#foioklahoma By Samson Tamijani, kjrh.com: Both 2 News sent emails to the governor's public affairs staff on Sept. 9 asking for transparency to the operation's finances as per the Open Records Act, citing public interest. www.kjrh.com/news/local-n...

#foioklahoma By JC Hallman, oklahomawatch.org: On August 29, Oklahoma County Special Judge Michelle “Shel” Harrington heard arguments on an Adult Protective Services motion to restrict all visitation for Estelle Simonton, 91.

#foioklahoma By Murray Evans, oklahoman.com: The Oklahoman made five requests in August, including three formal open records requests filed though the state agency’s website. Each time, the agency responded that it did not have a copy …

#foioklahoma By Nuria Martinez-Keel, oklahomavoice.com: Well before he canceled and skipped meetings with the state’s top school board in recent weeks, state Superintendent Ryan Walters has been chronically absent from multiple state boards where he holds a seat, including one he’s supposed to lead.

#foioklahoma By Jerry Bohnen, okenergytoday.com: Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners held two back-to-back closed door meetings this week to discuss “personnel” issues. www.okenergytoday.com/2025/09/back...

#foioklahoma By Josh Kelly, oklahoman.com: The Oklahoma State Department of Education has repeatedly refused to release a copy of the test, which has brought national attention to Walters' conservative schools agenda. www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2...

#foioklahoma By Jennifer Palmer, oklahomawatch.org: Langston badged into the department’s office on North Lincoln Boulevard on 27 days in 2023. In 2024, that dwindled to 11 days. And through June of this year, Langston worked in person on just four days … oklahomawatch.org/2025/09/03/e...

#foioklahoma By Murray Evans, oklahoman.com: The Oklahoma State Board of Education's special meeting this week apparently will proceed as planned, despite questions and fireworks leading up to it.

#foioklahoma Commentary by Janelle Stecklein, oklahomavoice.com: Because you know what could harm this endowment’s returns by opening it up to litigation? Taking questionable public votes that potentially violate the Open Meeting Act by posting vague, secretive agendas …

#foioklahoma By Murray Evans, oklahoman.com: The Oklahoman has made five requests of the Oklahoma State Department of Education for a copy of the test, including three formal open records requests. In each case, the agency said it did not have a copy of the test.

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#foioklahoma By Steve Berkowitz, usatoday.com: The University of Oklahoma and football head coach Brent Venables agreed to a new contract that includes a $1 million reduction in his pay for the 2025 season …

#foioklahoma By Dylan Brown, kfor.com: News 4 put in an Open Records Request near the start of June for a possible donor list, conversations surrounding funding, and more, but the request remains open.

#foioklahoma By Alex Gladden, oklahoman.com: The Oklahoman reported in January, citing numbers obtained through an open records request, that 140 people died in 2024 in Oklahoma prisons, up from 2023, when 126 people died in DOC custody.

#foioklahoma By Andrea Eger, tulsaworld.com: Gubernatorial appointees to the Oklahoma State Board of Education found a way to set a special meeting after weeks of their requests for one going unanswered by State Superintendent Ryan Walters.

#foioklahoma By Ana Barboza, oudaily.com: Fenwick said he did not expect the application to be open record and contacted Norman Transcript leaders to inform them following the meeting.

#foioklahoma By Mason Young, tulsaworld.com: What are the Sooners paying their 2025 nonconference opponents? The Tulsa World obtained the contracts for all four nonconference games via an open records request.

#foioklahoma By Emma Murphy, oklahomavoice.com: A state investment board’s vote to challenge several companies’ policies at minimum violated the “spirit” of Oklahoma’s open meetings law, two government transparency experts said.

#foioklahoma By Steve Lackmeyer, oklahoman.com: Cerato said her group filed an Oklahoma Open Records request for the original offers from the turnpike authority and its contractors but never got a response. www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2...

#foioklahoma By Murray Evans, oklahoman.com: About two weeks before a Tulsa law firm withdrew from representing the Oklahoma State Board of Education, three board members — all appointed by Gov. Kevin Stitt — …

#foioklahoma By Sasha Ndisabiye & Andrea Hancock, nondoc.com: The application and related emails were released to NonDoc by Drummond’s office as part of a broader Open Records Act request about changes in legal counsel for the State Department of Education and the State Board of Education.

#foioklahoma By Maria Guinnip & Lionel Ramos, oklahomawatch.org: Oklahoma Watch and KOSU talked to four local police departments with contracts and requested records about their contracts and communication with federal agencies.

#foioklahoma By Murray Evans, oklahoman.com: In his resignation letter from Garden City, which The Oklahoman obtained through an open records request, Dominguez said he had "mixed emotions" about leaving Garden City …

#foioklahoma The Brechner Report: August 2025 mailchi.mp/jou.ufl.edu/...

#foioklahoma By Blake Douglas & Matt Paterson, nondoc.com: Asked about complaints filed against Fountain, Edmond Police Department public information specialist Emily Ward said citizens’ complaints become part of an officer’s personnel record …