News Coverage of FOI and
First Amendment Issues

  • Records request leads to quiz time
    By Kevin Canfield, Tulsa World
    7.15.10
  • Lawsuit accuses Tulsa City Council of violating Open Meeting Act
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    7.14.10
  • Council cleared in OSBI investigation
    By Andrew Knittle
    The Norman Transcript
    7.14.10
  • Legislative leaders defend secrecy at Capitol
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    7.13.10
  • State Legislature exempt from open records and meeting acts
    By Amy Lester, KWTV News9
    7.12.10
  • NWOSU asks federal education officials if names of discretionary scholarship recipients are public information
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    7.12.10
  • Newspaper asks judge to lift order stopping release of state workers' birth dates; database editor shows DOBs, personal info readily available on Web
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    7.9.10
  • Chaos at Session's End: Evil or Necessary Evil?
    By Alex Cameron, KWTV News9
    7.8.10
  • New ally; Openness gets help from the top
    Editorial, Tulsa World
    7.7.10
  • First freedoms
    Editorial, Tulsa World
    7.4.10
  • Tulsa City Council releases unedited copy of investigation
    By P.J. Lassek & Brian Barber
    Tulsa World
    7.2.10
  • Taxpayers group sues Tulsa County for treasurer's records
    By Kevin Canfield, Tulsa World
    7.1.10
  • New BA school superintendent waives search fee for copies of district's itemized legal bills
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    6.30.10
  • BA school district needs lesson in transparency
    By William Swaim
    Broken Arrow Ledger
    6.30.10
  • Westboro protesters outnumbered at Owasso service
    By Jarrel Wade, Tulsa World
    6.29.10
  • Grand jury tells Skiatook school board to learn state Open Meeting Act to avoid possible violations
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    6.27.10
  • BA school district charges $90 search fee to redact from legal bills, says records request posed excessive disruption, not pertinent to education
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    6.24.10
  • Executive session to discuss property appraisal, purchase limited to public body, its attorney, staff; State settles OMA suit against Tar Creek trust
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    6.23.10
  • NWOSU's FERPA-claim for secrecy garners national criticism
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    6.23.10
  • Tulsa council refuses to release report
    By P.J. Lassek, Tulsa World
    6.23.10
  • Tulsa Council misstep affirmed
    By P.J. Lassek, Tulsa World
    6.20.10
  • Tulsa City Council votes in executive session to kick mayor out of meeting
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    6.19.10
  • Pawnee County backs off search fee for public access to commissioners' e-mails about controversial project
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    6.16.10
  • NWOSU claims FERPA prohibits disclosure of students receiving $214,000 in scholarships funded by Alva sales taxes
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    6.14.10
  • Oklahoma City woman, Stonebriar Homeowner's Assn. at odds over signs in her window
    By Vallery Brown, The Oklahoman
    6.8.10
  • DA says search fee may be charged for promptly sorting out Pawnee County commissioners' e-mails about controversial public project
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    6.7.10
  • All 3 AG candidates say government workers' birth dates should be public; 2 support keeping autopsy records open
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    6.7.10
  • OU, OSU public records procedures seem to violate AG's open records opinion
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    6.3.10
  • Oklahoma driving record fee now highest in nation
    By Paul Monies, The Oklahoman
    5.30.10
  • Terrill sneaks in "dangerous and wrong" language that would hamper public access to autopsy records
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    5.28.10
  • Legislators approve government transparency bills
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    5.26.10
  • Rep. Randy Terrill tries again to stop public access to government workers' birth dates, employee identification numbers
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    5.26.10
  • Oklahoma House passes measure to provide more details of state expenditures, tax credits
    By Michael McNutt
    The Oklahoman
    5.25.10
  • Bill would hide birth dates while others sold
    By Gavin Off, Tulsa World, &
    John Estus, The Oklahoman
    5.23.10
  • Tax credit records should be open
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    5.21.10
  • Senate revives bill closing public access to gov't workers' DOBs, employee ID. numbers; Sets $50 fee for copies of DPS recordings, photos
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    5.20.10
  • Oklahoma lawmaker pulls proposal to make autopsy details secret
    By Michael McNutt
    The Oklahoman
    5.18.10
  • Common sense needed
    Editorial, The Oklahoman
    5.15.10
  • OSU, OU officials refuse to disclose parking citations given to students, say tickets are educational records protected by FERPA
    By Elise Jenswold
    The Daily O'Collegian
    5.4.10
  • Judge closes trial's Internet window
    By Bill Braun, Tulsa World
    5.3.10
    • Attocknie removed as editor of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribune
    By Ray Dyer, El Reno Tribune
    5.2.10
  • Tulsa Public Schools refuses public records requests
    By Andrea Eger, Tulsa World
    4.29.10
  • Pottawatomie and Canadian counties' fees for digital copies of assessments databases violate Open Records Act
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    4.28.10
  • Lamons amendment would undo Terrill 'compromise' on birth date bill, subject Legislature to Open Records Act
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    4.21.10
  • House could vote today on Terrill 'compromise' ending public access to government employees' birth dates
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    4.21.10
  • Autopsy reports used to reveal incompetency, corruption, but Oklahoma legislators want to stop public access to such records
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    4.18.10
  • Funeral-picketing bill aims to close loophole
    By Barbara Hoberock, Tulsa World
    4.13.10
  • OU refuses to release cell phone records; ORA doesn't allow officials to hide public records by placing them in investigatory file
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    4.10.10
  • Oklahoma drug agency's call for prayer skirts separation issue
    By Sonya Colberg, The Oklahoman
    4.9.10
  • Judge grants OPEA temporary restraining order, allows FOI OK, The Oklahoman, others to join in court battle over state workers' birth dates
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    4.9.10
  • Rep. Watson lives up to open government pledge by voting against bill exempting birth dates of public employees
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    4.9.10
  • “Privacy pirates” and the politics of fear
    By Paul Monies, The Oklahoman
    4.7.10
  • Birth dates help reporters watch over public money
    By Ed Kelley, The Oklahoman
    4.4.10
  • Oklahoma brings in millions by selling personal data
    By John Estus & Paul Monies, The Oklahoman
    Gavin Off, Tulsa World
    4.4.10
  • Dear Mayor Bartlett: Please live up to your campaign pledge of open government
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    3.31.10
  • Oklahoman video editorial regarding Terrill, OPEA
    3.29.10
  • OPEA asks judge to stop state from providing newspaper with information on state employees
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    3.29.10
  • Special mailing list deal for OPEA
    By John Estus & Paul Monies
    The Oklahoman
    3.28.10
  • OSSAA bill to full House for vote but provides access only to records
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    3.25.10
  • Musician sues over arrest for flag abuse
    By Susan Hylton, Tulsa World
    3.21.10
  • Oklahoma City School's policies come under review / Update on DOB bill
    By Bryan Dean, The Oklahoman
    3.20.10
  • House speaker denies media requests for video of portraits being moved; Guthrie rep. plans bill to add Legislature to Sunshine Laws
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    3.19.10
  • OETA report on open government (Click on 3-18-10.)
    By Bob Sands, OETA
    3.18.10
  • Oklahoma employee ID request brings network changes
    By Paul Monies, The Oklahoman
    3.18.10
  • Records laws help bring stories to light in Oklahoma
    By Bryan Dean, The Oklahoman
    3.18.10
  • Citizens should demand transparency
    By Mark Thomas
    Oklahoma Press Association
    3.17.10
  • All 6 gubernatorial candidates: State Legislature should not exempt itself from Open Records Act
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    3.17.10
  • 5 gubernatorial candidates would veto bill exempting birth dates of public employees; Edmondson says he would sign legislation
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    3.16.10
  • Does the FTC's 'red flags rule' override the Oklahoma Open Records Act?
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    3.16.10
  • Social media records pose archiving woes
    By Paul Monies, The Oklahoman
    3.16.10
  • Opening Oklahoma's records may take a battle
    By Michael Kimball
    The Oklahoman
    3.15.10
  • Oklahoma's information law can be new venue for attorneys
    By Bryan Dean, The Oklahoman
    3.15.10
  • Oklahoma panel talks revolve around birth dates
    By John Estus, The Oklahoman
    3.14.10
  • Hopefuls call for exemption’s end
    By Michael McNutt, The Oklahoman
    3.14.10
  • Government information filters grow
    By Bryan Dean & John Estus
    The Oklahoman
    3.14.10
  • Protecting public’s right to know central to mission
    Editorial, The Oklahoman
    3.14.10
  • Oklahoma could stand some more sunshine
    By Brian Downs, Oklahomans for Responsible Government
    3.14.10
  • Bill could obstruct accurate reporting
    By Curtis Killman, Tulsa World
    3.14.10
  • Tulsa World receives nod for freedom fight
    3.14.10
  • Want a bad guy taking care of your mom?
    By Barb Walter
    The Hennessey Clipper
    3.11.10
  • Week illuminates Oklahoma's open government
    By Darla Slipke, The Oklahoman
    3.11.10
  • Task force bill exemption spurs Oklahoma House criticism
    By Michael McNutt
    The Oklahoman
    3.11.10
  • Birth dates are Oklahoma rally topic
    By John Estus, The Oklahoman
    3.10.10
  • A Sterling example of leadership at the OPEA
    Editorial, The Oklahoman
    3.9.10
  • State employees lobby legislators to exempt birth dates; OKC school district releases workers' DOBs
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    3.8.10
  • Oklahoma union faces ethics investigation in stunt to protest records request
    By John Estus, Bryan Dean & Paul Monies
    The Oklahoman
    3.6.10
  • Appeals court hears oral arguments in case between television station and former coach
    By Charles Ward, The Daily
    3.5.10
  • Choctaw school tightens security after threat report
    By Megan Rolland
    The Oklahoman
    3.3.10
  • OU Student Congress violates Open Meeting Act, expert says
    By Troy Weatherford
    The Daily
    3.4.10
  • Supreme Court declines new 10 Commandments fight involving Haskell Co. marker
    By The Associated Press
    3.1.10
  • Security High In Choctaw After Threat
    By KOCO
    3.1.10
  • Lawmakers seek to block out sunshine laws
    By Sean Murphy
    The Associated Press
    2.28.10
  • Senate leader now says he'd vote against birth date bill; Dueling op-ed columns in The Oklahoman debate issue
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    2.26.10
  • Bills on slaying details, municipal fees go to Oklahoma House
    By Michael McNutt
    The Oklahoman
    2.23.10
  • In Secret: State moves to hide workers' birth dates
    Editorial, Tulsa World
    2.22.10
  • Tulsa World donates $2,500 of reimbursed legal fees to FOI Oklahoma
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    2.22.10
  • Oklahoma advocacy board fires chief after Open Meeting Act complaint
    By Randy Ellis, The Oklahoman
    2.20.10
  • State Senate unanimously exempts public employee birth dates with no debate; Privacy expert to speak about issue at Sunshine Week conference
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    2.19.10
  • Ten Commandments display will get high court review
    By James S. Tyree, The Oklahoman
    2.13.10
  • Gay Oklahoma student sues agency over denied tag request
    By Nolan Clay, The Oklahoman
    2.13.10
  • What part of 'open' don't they understand?
    By Helen Barrett
    Alva Review-Courier
    2.11.10
  • Cherokee Nation officials told not to violate tribe's open meeting law
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    2.11.10
  • Legislators want Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association subject to state FOI laws
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    2.4.10
  • OU student government rescinds, repasses bill because of possible Open Meeting Act violation
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    (Includes links to OU Daily coverage)
    2.4.10
  • Oklahoma bill seeks to eliminate birth dates from release of open records data
    By Julie Bisbee, The Oklahoman
    2.3.10
  • Union school board keeps book on shelves
    By Clifton Adcock, Tulsa World
    1.28.10
  • Tulsa Union school board to discuss controversial book
    By Clifton Adcock, Tulsa World
    1.27.10
  • Union parent wants book off the shelves
    By Clifton Adcock, Tulsa World
    1.27.10
  • Webcast creates more transparency in state House
    • By Rep. Jason Murphey
    Editorial, The Edmond Sun
    1.25.10
  • Poteau displays 10 Commandments at bank; residents want to place marker at courthouse
    By Vallery Brown, The Oklahoman
    1.21.10
  • State Senate bill would exempt government employees' birth dates from Open Records Act, make identifying public employees virtually impossible
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    1.18.10
  • Courtroom signs seem to limit access
    By Bill Braun, Tulsa World
    1.15.09
  • Speaker touts broadcasting Oklahoma House actions
    By Michael McNutt
    The Oklahoman
    1.10.10
  • Valley Brook refuses to release police report on detention of Oklahoma City police officer
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    1.8.10
  • Judge vacates ruling that Grady County fee for digital copies of assessments database violates Open Records Act
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    1.8.10
  • Washington County DA won't prosecute Open Meeting Act violation, says it was unintentional
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    1.7.10
  • Owasso officials find way around confidentiality agreement, reveal amount paid to settle federal lawsuit
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    1.7.10
  • Are Oklahoma's rural electric cooperatives subject to the state's Open Meeting, Records laws?
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    1.6.10
  • Oklahoma City police post daily jail blotter online, includes DOBs of people arrested
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    1.5.10
  • Police complaint accuses three members of Bartlesville committee of violating Open Meeting Act
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    12.31.09
  • Oklahoma City refuses release of birth date records
    By Bryan Dean, The Oklahoman
    12.29.09
  • Open records: Agencies should err on side of disclosure
    By Editorial, The Oklahoman
    12.29.09
  • Okla. Co. DA: Disclosure of county employee DOBs would be clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy; Okla. AG releases employee birth dates
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    12.22.09
  • Enid officials won't identify two police officers placed on administrative leave because of homicide investigation
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    12.18.09
  • Oklahoma City gives birth date of worker in inquiry
    By Bryan Dean, The Oklahoman
    12.18.09
  • Ten Commandments monument to be put on Oklahoma Capitol's north side
    By Julie Bisbee, The Oklahoman
    12.17.09
  • Cleveland Co. DA refuses to disclose names of people arrested on drug complaints
    By Meghan McCormick
    The Norman Transcript
    12.17.09
  • New director of McAlester's economic development board suggests secret meeting so members' thoughts aren't publicized
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    12.16.09
  • BA School board names 2 superintendent finalists
    By Jenny Redden
    The Broken Arrow Ledger
    12.16.09
  • Oklahoma universities exempted from online database disclosing purchases by agency employees on state-issued credit cards
    By Paul Monies, The Oklahoman
    12.16.09
  • McAlester City Council closes meeting under exemption for union negotiations but discusses furloughs for all city employees and other budget woes
    By FOI Oklahoma
    12.12.09
  • Oklahoma AG revisits birth date question
    By Bryan Dean, The Oklahoman
    12.10.09
  • AG tells state agencies the burden is on them to prove disclosure of employee DOB is clearly an unwarranted invasion of privacy
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    12.9.09
  • OSU Residence Hall Association violates Open Meeting Act
    By Stephanie Rowe
    The Daily O'Collegian
    12.8.09
  • AG revises opinion: DOBs of government employees presumed open, public bodies must determine privacy interest on a case-by-case basis
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    12.8.09
  • Owasso officials enter into secret settlement to end federal lawsuit, refuse to say how much money was paid
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    12.4.09
  • AG: Gov’t may keep confidential employee DOBs and names of employees placed on paid administrative leave
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    12.3.09
  • 20 years of malpractice data still mostly closed to public
    By Gavin Off, Tulsa World
    11.23.09
  • State employees group files criminal complaint alleging Open Meeting Act violation by state mental health board
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    11.21.09
  • Gag order on lie detector test results was unwarranted, state justices rule
    By Sonya Colberg, The Oklahoman
    11.18.09
  • Grady County assessor to fight records decision
    By Ann Kelly, The Oklahoman
    11.17.09
  • Legislator files bill to curb false political ads
    By Barbara Hoberock, Tulsa World
    11.15.09
  • Mental health board agenda omits plan to lay off 100 employees, close centers and eliminate state’s mental health beds for children
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    11.15.09
  • Grady and Wagoner counties' fees for digital copies of assessments databases violate Open Records Act
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    11/5.09
  • Judge allows TV and newspaper Web site cameras in courtroom for pharmacist's murder trial
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    11/5.09
  • In a digital world, government officials should be putting "all the law" in online databases everyone may view for free
    By Douglas A. Wilson
    FOI Oklahoma Blog
    10.30.09
  • Media must do its job better, journalist warns First Amendment Congress
    By Brian Sargent, The Oklahoman
    10.30.09
  • State court’s action fuels new concerns
    Editorial, The Oklahoman
    10.26.09
  • Will a state Supreme Court official decide which Oklahomans are entitled to obtain digital records of multiple court cases?
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    10.22.09
  • Technology and the OK Supreme Court
    By Paul Monies, The Oklahoman
    10.21.09
  • Oklahoma open records law ruling draws fire
    By Paul Monies, The Oklahoman
    10.21.09
  • Court's new rule on records raises concerns
    By Omer Gillham, Tulsa World
    10.21.09
  • Oklahoma Supreme Court bars bulk distribution of electronic case information
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    10.19.09
  • Court clerks may charge up to $1 for the first page and 50 cents for each subsequent page for copies of any “instrument of record or on file”
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    10.19.09
  • Another Open Government Pledge signer elected to Oklahoma House
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    10.14.09
  • Jenks mum on Trimble's job
    By Clifton Adcock, Tulsa World
    10.13.09
    (Read FOI OK Blog on issue.)
  • OHP releases report on troopers
    By Manny Gamallo, Tulsa World
    10.9.09
  • Trooper files not forthcoming
    By Manny Gamallo, Tulsa World
    10.9.09
  • Two 'oops' in one meeting
    By Helen Barrett
    The Alva Review-Courier
    10.8.09
  • Apparent Open Meeting Act violations by the Alva City Council
    FOI Oklahoma Blog
    10.8.09
  • So is the tape available or not?
    By Korina Schneider
    The North Central Reporter
    10.7.09
  • Norman meetings to be streamed on Web
    By Jane Glenn Cannon
    The Oklahoman
    10.7.09
  • 19 workers for Oklahoma County disciplined (open records issue)
    By Bryan Dean, The Oklahoman
    10.2.09
  • Attorney-client privilege: Which public records are exempted from the state Open Records Act?
    FOI Oklahoma Blog
    10.1.09
  • Open Meetings, Records Laws Reviewed
    By Beverly Bryant
    The Ponca City News
    9.29.09
  • Secret footage specifies chaos minutes after the Oklahoma City bombing
    By Nolan Clay, The Oklahoman
    9.27.09
  • Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association must be accountable to taxpayers, students
    By John M. Wylie II
    Oologah Lake Leader
    9.26.09
  • Okmulgee officials charged with violating Open Meeting Act
    By Sheila Stogsdill, Tulsa World
    9.26.09
  • Controversial author's visit continues despite cancellation
    By Julianna Parker Jones
    The Norman Transcript
    9.24.09
  • Search warrant sealed in Anadarko slaying
    By Ron Jackson, The Oklahoman
    9.24.09
  • Does the Open Meeting Act permit a school board to meet 80 miles outside its district?
    FOI Oklahoma Blog
    9.22.09
  • Former Boynton official's trial on open records violations set for October
    FOI Oklahoma Blog
    9.22.09
  • Norman parent's questions stop author's visit to school
    By Jennifer Griswold, The Oklahoman
    9.22.09
  • World sues to see federal inmate photos
    By Ginnie Graham, Tulsa World
    9.6.09
  • Candidate's divorce record sealed
    By Brian Barber and Bill Braun
    Tulsa World
    9.5.09
    (Read FOI OK Blog)
  • Oklahoma County won't identify 16 employees suspended with pay
    By Bryan Dean, The Oklahoman
    9.4.09
  • McAlester district attorney barred from seeking re-election (criminal libel issue)
    By Sonya Colberg, The Oklahoman
    9.3.09
  • Oklahoma City to seek new opinion
    By Bryan Dean, The Oklahoman
    9.2.09
  • OK AG Drew Edmondson backs release of birth dates
    By Bryan Dean, The Oklahoman
    9.1.09
  • Experts say Oklahoma City off base in protecting birth dates
    By Bryan Dean, The Oklahoman
    8.31.09
  • Transparency is lacking in city grant investigation
    Editorial, The Oklahoman
    8.31.09
  • Judge may allow stations to televise pharmacist Jerome Ersland's trial
    By Nolan Clay, The Oklahoman
    8.29.09
  • Oklahoma City won’t release worker’s name in federal grant investigation
    By Bryan Dean, The Oklahoman
    8.28.09
  • OKC official cites federal law on drivers’ licenses as reason to block public access to information in city personnel files
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    8.27.09
  • BOE forced to unveil legal billings
    By Bob Lewis, Broken Arrow Ledger
    8.27.09
  • Police put 2nd Oklahoma City worker on leave (open records issue)
    By Bryan Dean, The Oklahoman
    8.26.09
  • Broken Arrow school board votes to release detailed billing records from law firm
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    8.25.09
  • Study examines info on Oklahoma school district Web sites
    By The Associated Press
    8.25.09
  • Court: Monument must go
    By Robert Boczkiewicz, Tulsa World
    8.22.09
  • Transparency in government
    by Joy Hampton
    Claremore Daily Progress
    8.20.09
  • Sunshine online: Transparency lacking in too many counties
    Editorial, The Oklahoman
    8.14.09
  • Report ranks Oklahoma low on records accessibility
    By Vallery Brown, The Oklahoman
    8.13.09
  • Area officials turn out for open meeting forum
    By Michelle Seeber
    Woodward News
    8.12.09
  • Open records meeting draws crowd
    By Liz McMahan
    Muskogee Phoenix
    8.7.09
  • Haskell officials to ask Supreme Court to hear Ten Commandments case
    By Susan Hylton, Tulsa World
    8.6.09
  • City responds to open records request
    By Mark Schlachtenhaufen
    The Edmond Sun
    8.4.09
  • OSBI investigating City of Norman
    By Tom Blakey, Norman Transcript
    8.1.09
  • Judges won’t hear appeal on Commandments sign
    By Robert Boczkiewicz
    The Oklahoman
    7.31.09
  • Druggist Jerome Ersland's court case could be televised
    By Nolan Clay, The Oklahoman
    7.30.09
  • TV stations ask judge to allow cameras in courtroom for pharmacist's murder trial
    FOI Oklahoma Blog
    7.28.09
  • No excuses for continued ignorance
    By Korina Schneider
    The North Central Reporter
    7.28.09
  • Criminal complaint filed over secret meeting of Atoka County commissioners
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    7.25.09
  • Tulsa guitarist won’t face charge over flag flap
    By Susan Hylton, Tulsa World
    7.23.09
  • Move on: Flag trampling is not illegal
    Tulsa World Editorial
    7.22.09
  • Musician tries to clear his name
    By Susan Hylton, Tulsa World
    7.22.09
  • Limited reports raise concern about openness at city hall
    By Jenny Redden, Glenpool Post
    7.20.09
  • Cherokee marshal arrests Tulsa musician for allegedly trampling flag
    By Susan Hylton, Tulsa World
    7.20.09
  • Error forces meeting delay
    By Liz McMahan
    Muskogee Phoenix
    7.20.09
    (Read the FOI OK blog)
  • Agenda error won’t change county meeting date
    By Muskogee Phoenix
    7.19.09
  • Meeting in Atoka County may undo pay hike
    By Jay Marks, The Oklahoman
    7.16.09
  • Atoka County Commission met secretly to discuss pay raises for themselves
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    7.15.09
  • Court battle brewing over request to see Broken Arrow school board's detailed billing records from law firm
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    7.9.09
  • Library panel will get training on open meetings
    By Ginnie Graham, Tulsa World
    7.8.09
  • Freedom remains tenuous
    By Tulsa World Editorial Writers
    7.4.09
  • Bush invite to event upsets dads (No protesters allowed)
    By Sara Plummer, Tulsa World
    7.4.09
  • ACLU wants Commandments monument appeal request denied
    By Robert Boczkiewicz, Tulsa World
    7.3.09
  • Library board vote in closed session breaks law
    By Ginnie Graham and Omer Gillham
    Tulsa World
    7.3.09
    (Read FOI OK blog commentary)
  • Library panel meets in private
    By Ginnie Graham, Tulsa World
    7.2.09
    (Read FOI OK blog commentary)
  • County assessor's fee for electronic copy violates Open Records Act
    By FOI Oklahoma Blog
    6.29.09
  • Norman council member alleges Open Meeting violation
    By Tom Blakely, Norman Transcript
    6.25.09
  • OHP scuffle puts focus on cameras
    By Paul Monies, The Oklahoman
    6.22.09
  • State one of few to hold back videos
    By Curtis Killman, Tulsa World
    6.21.09
  • OK Ethics Commish lifts gag rule
    By Julie Bisbee, The Oklahoman
    6.20.09
  • Judge clears access to Oklahoma City druggist’s records
    By Nolan Clay, The Oklahoman
    6.19.09
  • Ex-Boynton official to face trial July 27(arrest for ORA violation)
    By Muskogee Phoenix
    6.18.09
  • OHP releases dashboard camera video
    FOI Oklahoma Blog
    6.13.09
  • OHP releases scuffle video
    By Ron Jackson, The Oklahoman
    6.13.09
  • Trooper's dash video released
    By Manny Gamallo, Tulsa World
    6.13.09
  • OHP chief to decide trooper's fate (Open Records issue)
    By Sean Murphy, The Associated Press
    6.12.09
  • Trooper put on administrative leave (Open Records issue)
    By Manny Gamallo, Tulsa World
    6.12.09
  • Why Won't OHP Release Dashcam Video?
    By Craig Day, NewsOn6.com
    6.11.09
  • LeFlore County's proposed monument is on hold after 10th Circuit ruling
    By Manny Gamallo & Susan Hylton
    Tulsa World
    6.10.09
  • OK AG expects legal challenge to Ten Commandments law
    By Barbara Hoberock, Tulsa World
    6.9.09
  • Police logs ready, waiting at station
    By Korina Schneider
    The NC Reporter
    5.27.09
  • Blackwell PD won't release police logs, censors copy provided to public
    By Korina Schneider
    The NC Reporter
    5.26.09
  • Feed the Children founder’s son sues sister, directors
    By Nolan Clay, The Oklahoman
    5.21.09
  • Judge releases 911 tape of flood victim
    By Rhett Morgan, Tulsa World
    5.19.09
  • Officials can’t hide their work, OK AG Drew Edmondson says
    By Bryan Dean, The Oklahoman
    5.16.09
  • Electronic communications subject to open records laws, Edmondson says
    By Rochelle Hines
    The Associated Press
    5.15.09
  • Grand jury investigates McAlester DA (Re: Criminal libel subpoena)
    By The Associated Press
    5.13.09
  • Osage chief says tribal paper now independent
    By Clifton Adcock, Tulsa World
    5.11.09
  • Fox 25 denied public records regarding Sen. Glenn Coffee
    By Nick Winkler, Fox 25
    5.12.09
  • Vinita's water meter setup riles local watchdog group (Open Records issue)
    By Rhett Morgan, Tulsa World
    5.10.09
  • Bixby official still pursuing claims
    By Tim Stanley & Bill Braun
    Tulsa World
    5.9.09
  • Oklahoma Ethics Commission fights for secrecy
    By Michael McNutt, The Oklahoman
    5.9.09
  • Judge opens court in Norman triple-murder case
    By The Associated Press
    5.8.09
  • Bethel Board of Trustees Call Special Meeting (OMA violations)
    By The Countywide & Sun
    5.7.09
  • Students: State regents' staff censored their work (OMA violation alleged)
    By Shannon Muchmore
    Tulsa World
    5.7.09
  • Bixby City Manager suspended until further notice (OMA violations alleged)
    By Jo-Ann Jennings, Bixby Bulletin
    5.6.09
  • Bixby council suspends city manager (OMA violations alleged)
    By Tim Stanley, Tulsa World
    5.6.09
  • Jury review closed in Norman
    By Jane Glenn Cannon
    The Oklahoman
    5.4.09
  • Lid kept on names for U.S. posts
    By Jim Myers, Tulsa World
    5.3.09
  • Open Records Victory in Oklahoma
  • OK AG 09-12: Are electronic communications
    subject to the Open Records Act? (5.14.09)
  • Creeks silent on land proposal
    By Clifton Adcock, Tulsa World
    4.30.09
  • Audits added to Oklahoma City’s Web site
    By Bryan Dean, The Oklahoman
    4.25.09
  • State Regents approve withholding records
    By Cadie Thompson
    The Oklahoma Daily
    4.24.09
  • Intramural team names cause dispute
    By Matt Johnson
    The Daily O'Collegian
    4.22.09
  • Students seek transparency in UOSA
    By LeighAnne Manwarren &
    Cadie Thompson
    The Oklahoma Daily
    4.15.09
  • Tulsa County clerk removes online copy fee
    By Kirby Lee Davis
    The Journal Record
    4.15.09
  • Governor signs Open Records Bill
    The Oklahoman
    4.15.09
  • Sending mass e-mails now easier
    By LeighAnne Manwarren
    The Oklahoma Daily
    4.10.09
  • OU police investigate racist fliers
    By James S. Tyree, The Oklahoman
    3.28.09
  • Tulsa County policies lead to debate on Open Records Act
    By Kirby Lee Davis
    The Journal Record
    3.18.09
  • Gay-themed film costs Oklahoma teacher her job
    By Gannett Wire Service
    3.18.09
  • Rape victims' families' civil suits complicated (secrecy surround civil suits)
    By Susan Hylton, Tulsa World
    3.16.09
  • Open Meeting interpretations vary
    By Liz McMahan
    Muskogee Phoenix
    3.14.09
  • Okla. House votes to require pledges
    By Randy Krehbiel & Bill Sherman
    Tulsa World
    3.13.09
  • Osage newspaper waits on court ruling
    By Victor Merina, Osage News
    3.12.09
  • Oklahoma City teacher released over lap incidents/District refuses to identify man
    By Robert Medley, The Oklahoman
    3.11.09
  • What are we hiding?
    By Helen Barrett
    The Alva Review/Courier
    2.28.09
  • Lawyers confirm SGA violated Open Meeting Act
    By Nicole Riley
    The Daily O'Collegian
    2.27.09
  • OSU SGA meeting controversies / Possible OMA violations
    By Nicole Riley
    The Daily O'Collegian
    2.26.09
  • Bill to require open police incident reports in Oklahoma
    By The Associated Press
    2.25.09
  • Judge unseals 'Feed the Children' lawsuit
    By Nolan Clay, The Oklahoman
    2.24.09
  • ‘Feed The Children’ fight brews (closed lawsuit)
    By Nolan Clay, The Oklahoman
    2.21.09
  • Oklahoma City police officer pulls man over for anti-Obama sign on vehicle
    By Johnny Johnson, The Oklahoman
    2.19.09
  • Mug shots kept private
    By Ginnie Graham, Tulsa World
    2.8.09
  • Oklahoma County, federal officials differ on release of inmate photos
    By Jay F. Marks, The Oklahoman
    2.8.09
  • Oklahoma autopsy info bill runs out of steam
    By Michael McNutt
    The Oklahoman
    2.5.09
  • Law tweaking watched; tax on newspapers hit
    By The Associated Press
    1.26.09
  • As petition law falls in Oklahoma, so does criminal case
    By Julie Bisbee, The Oklahoman
    1.23.09
  • World drops weekly newspaper, editor from libel lawsuit
    By Randy Krehbiel, Tulsa World
    1.21.09
  • Oklahoma politicians seeks review of petition law ruling
    By Julie Bisbee, The Oklahoman
    1.18.09
  • Records may open doors for thieves
    By Ann Kelley, The Oklahoman
    1.14.09
  • Financial disclosure ordinance fails during council vote
    By Liz McMahan
    Muskogee Phoenix
    1.13.09
  • Appeals court rules against Oklahoma employee
    By The Associated Press
    1.8.09
  • City council shoots down mayor’s proposal
    By Liz McMahan
    Muskogee Phoenix
    1.07.09
  • Disclose finances
    Editorial, Muskgoee Phoenix
    1.7.09
  • 10th Circuit strikes down Okla. initiative law
    By The Associated Press
    12.19.08
  • Plan would close some records of juveniles
    By Mick Hinton, Tulsa World
    11.22.08
  • Oklahoma metro libraries to move some topics
    By Dawn Marks
    The Oklahoman
    11.21.08
  • Oklahoma House panel says documents are private
    By Michael McNutt
    The Oklahoman
    11.21.08
  • College president candidates revealed
    By The Miami News-Record
    11.21.08
  • Police hassle protesters at Oklahoma Co. preliminary hearing rally
    Video
    11.20.08
  • TPS refuses to release report on school
    By Andrea Eger, Tulsa World
    11.13.08
  • Stillwater policies might violate Open Records Act
    By Jessie Markovetz
    The Daily O'Collegian
    10.30.08
  • University of Oklahoma: Ban on Political E-mails Rescinded
    By William Creeley, FIRE
    10.28.08
  • In Oklahoma college dorms, signs of free speech
    By Bryan Painter
    The Oklahoman
    10.17.08
  • Councilors question TDA member
    By P.J. Lassek, Tulsa World
    10.16.08
  • State settles suit filed by Creek County judge's secretary
    By The Associated Press
    10.15.08
  • Man fights for right to open courtrooms
    By Tony Thornton, The Oklahoman
    10.12.08
  • Standing up for free speech
    By Kelly Rinehart
    Point of View, The Oklahoman
    10.4.08
  • BA superintendent, officials at odds (Open Meeting issue)
    By Sara Plummer, Tulsa World
    10.2.08
  • Board of regents could learn from Miami leaders
    Editorial
    Miami News-Record
    9.28.08
  • City to stop posting paper notices
    By P.J. Lassek, Tulsa World
    9.22.08
  • Shakespeare nails the Corps
    By Krista Duhon
    Miami News-Record
    9.14.08
  • Tribal newspaper's funding in jeopardy
    By Clifton Adcock, Tulsa World
    9.13.08
  • Oklahoma City School Board considers curbing public comments
    By Wendy K. Kleinman
    The Oklahoman
    9.13.08
  • Stop 'Stonewalling,' Langston Told!
    By Albert J. Lindsey
    The Black Chronicle
    9.12.08
  • E-Mails Missing From TDA Open Records Request
    By Burt Mummo, KTUL
    9.10.08
  • State commission rejects 'offensive' vanity plates,
    By Gavin Off, Tulsa World
    9.1.08
  • County seeks a settlement in records lawsuit
    By D.E. Smoot, Muskogee Phoenix
    9.8.08
  • Humphreys takes Oklahoma City school board's reins (open meeting issue)
    By Wendy K. Kleinman
    The Oklahoman
    9.3.08
  • Challenging Oklahoma’s Free Speech Licensing For Interior Designers
    By Institute for Justice
    9.01.08
  • Thompson suit outcome files sealed
    By David Harper, Tulsa World
    8.28.08
  • BA board agenda flap resolved
    By Sara Plummer, Tulsa World
    8.26.08
  • Commandments marker could be set in spring
    By Barbara Hoberock, Tulsa World
    8.21.09
  • Time to intercede
    McAlester News-Capital
    8.19.08
  • Freedom of speech under fire
    By Matt Lane
    McAlester News-Capital
    8.18.08
  • Police say they have 'enough' in DA's libel case
    By James Beaty
    McAlester News-Capital
    8.16.08
  • McAlester district attorney ordered police inquiry into online comments about him
    By Tony Thornton, The Oklahoman
    8.15.08
  • Forum operator files objection to subpoena
    By Susan Hylton, Tulsa World
    8.15.08
  • Right to know: Sealed court records should be rare
    The Oklahoman Editorial
    8.13.08
  • Subpoena baffles owner of online message board discussing McAlester politics
    By Tony Thornton, The Oklahoman
    8.13.08
  • Courts keeping cases secret
    By Ginnie Graham, Tulsa World
    8.10.08
  • Courts lack uniform filing, tracking of sealed records
    By Ginnie Graham, Tulsa World
    8.10.08
  • 18 protective orders under wraps
    By Ginnie Graham, Tulsa World
    8.10.08
  • Attorneys for Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper's killer want testing records sealed
    By The Associated Press
    8.10. 08
  • Public comments to be blacked out of Bartlesville council TV broadcasts
    By The Associated Press
    8.6.08
  • Miami News-Record denied contingency plan for dam failure; national security cited
    Miami News Record
    8.6.08
  • Citizens call for grand jury investigation, accuse Blackwell officials of misconduct
    By Korina Schneider
    The North Central Reporter
    7.31.08
  • Sheriff stonewalling public records request
    By Mike Friend
    The Express Star
    7.25.08
  • Open record ruling protects Legislature
    By John Greiner, The Oklahoman
    7.25.08
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  • No sense to decision
    Muskogee Phoenix Editorial
    7.23.08
  • Children first: Court battle pits access, privacy
    The Oklahoman Editorial
    7.21.08
  • Foundation’s bylaws conflict with Open Meeting Act, some say
    By D. E. Smoot
    Muskogee Phoenix
    7.19.08
  • A giant step backward
    Norman Transcript Editorial
    7.11.08
  • Mayor denies vote commitments
    By Carol Cole-Frowe
    Norman Transcript
    7.10.08
  • Mayor's vote commitments may have violated Open Meetings Act
    By Carol Cole-Frowe
    Norman Transcript
    7.9.08
  • Student records released under open records law
    By Matt Bishop, OCCC Pioneer
    6.23.08
  • EPD captain is placed on administrative leave
    By Cass Rains, Enid Eagle
    6.16.08
  • Court fight over records nears for DHS, children's advocates
    By Randy Ellis, The Oklahoman
    6.15.08
  • Christian throws hat into sheriff’s race
    By Judd Morse, Ada Evening News
    6.16.08
  • TPS delays release of investigative report
    By Andrea Eger, Tulsa World
    6.8.08
  • Pontotoc County sheriff supports ORA
    By Randy Mitchell, Ada Evening News
    6.4.08
  • Tulsa School Board should release report
    Tulsa World Editorial
    6.4.08
  • Candidate Sally Bell: More openness conducting Tulsa County biz
    By The Tulsa Beacon
    5.29.08
  • Police union suing city of Lawton
    By Kim McConnell
    The Lawton Constitution
    5.28.08
  • County officials gather without agenda
    Miami News-Record
    5.27.08
  • Exposure case to start out of town (open records / state shield law)
    By Bill Braun, Tulsa World
    5.16.08
  • OSU regents hide decision-making from public, experts say
    By Jenny Redden
    The Daily O'Collegian
    4.30.08
  • OSU search committee suggests no changes
    By Jenny Redden
    The Daily O'Collegian
    4.29.08
  • Election money trail has no map
    By D.E. Smoot, Muskogee Phoenix
    4.26.08
  • Coverage of OK Supreme Court's rule changes on court records
  • OSU employee phone policy violates open records law, experts say
    By Jenny Redden, The Daily O'Collegian
    4.17.08
  • Federal injunction seeks to halt electric co-op election
    By Donna Hale, Muskogee Phoenix
    4.23.08
  • Ruling the dark side of sunshine
    Editorial, Muskogee Phoenix
    4.23.08
  • DA: No Open Meeting violation
    By D.E. Smoot, Muskogee Phoenix
    4.21.08
  • Councilors to revisit foundation meeting provisions
    By D.E. Smoot, Muskogee Phoenix
    4.17.08
  • Commissioners May Be Violating Sunshine Law
    KOTV
    3.18.08
  • Firm sues Muskogee, Wagoner assessors (cost of electronic records)
    By Donna Hales, Muskogee Phoenix
    9.12.07
  • Open or closed?: Confusion reigns in special courtrooms
    Editorial, The Oklahoman
    9.8.07
  • 'Sensational' details sealed in Purcell killing
    By Chad Previch, The Oklahoman
    9.7.07
  • Records come with red tape
    By Ginnie Graham & Curtis Killman
    Tulsa World
    9.3.07
  • Records more open to legislators
    By Mick Hinton, World Capitol Bureau
    4.8.2007
  • District Attorney: Meetings illegal
    By Joy Hampton, Claremore Daily Progress
    4.03.07
  • One open meeting law expected to survive committee
    By Erin Boeckman, Oklahoma Insider
    03.29.2007
  • Oklahoma's sunshine laws need more teeth, experts say
    By Sean Murphy, Associated Press
    3.10.07
  • Did commissioners comply with Open Meeting Act?
    By James Beaty, McAlester News-Capital
    3.03.07
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