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Oklahoma City Zoological Trust delays vote on amphitheater contract Published: Thu, May 17, 2012 The Oklahoma City Zoological Trust on Wednesday delayed a vote on whether to negotiate a contract with a contested amphitheater operator amid claims the selection process was tainted and questions about compliance with the Oklahoma Open Records Act. For the past decade the Zoo Amphitheater has been operated by the... Read More
Bernice residents ask law enforcement to get involved after scathing town audit Published: Sun, May 6, 2012 Oklahoma Auditor and Inspector Gary Jones' office found numerous problems in Bernice including illegal municipal fines and open meeting violations. Residents in the town petitioned for an investigative audit after they said their complaints were ignored by District Attorney Eddie Wyant. Read More
Freedom of information discusses public’s right to know Updated: Sat, Mar 12, 2011 Oklahoma’s Open Records and Open Meeting laws have some “significant defects” that inhibit access to information and the public’s right to know, a freedom of information expert said Saturday. Robert J. Freeman, executive director of the New York State Committee on Open Government, pointed out half a dozen... Read More
The Oklahoman receives national citation for its coverage of birth-date controversy Published: Mon, Aug 30, 2010 The Oklahoman has received a First Amendment citation from a national journalism organization for its coverage of the controversy involving public employees’ birth dates. The Associated Press Managing Editors (APME) announced on Wednesday that it was giving The Oklahoman the citation for its "aggressive... Read More
Birth dates help reporters watch over public money Updated: Fri, Oct 29, 2010 An organization for employees of the state of Oklahoma is taking the state of Oklahoma to court to keep the state of Oklahoma from enforcing the law. Huh? It’s true, although the real target of the lawsuit filed by the Oklahoma Public Employees Association is The Oklahoman and in effect, the audiences we... Read More
DHS balks at releasing employee birth dates Updated: Fri, May 25, 2007 The state Department of Human Services, facing scrutiny for deaths and injuries to children and senior citizens under its supervision, has refused to release the birth dates of its employees. Agency lawyers refused to disclose the birth dates when asked for the information by The Oklahoman . Lawyers for DHS said... Read More
Board may have violated Open Records Act Updated: Wed, May 31, 2006 JAY - The superintendent for the Jay School District resigned Monday, and the school board may have violated the state's Open Records Act in refusing to release documents related to the resignation, authorities said Tuesday. The Delaware County District Attorney's Office is investigating the incident, which... Read More
Cities still overcharge for copies of records Updated: Mon, May 22, 2006 Despite warnings from Oklahoma's attorney general that they are violating state law, some cities continue to overcharge for public records. Attorney Michael Gassaway recently filed a class-action lawsuit claiming open records violations by Oklahoma City. He said he is prepared to expand the lawsuit to other... Read More
Laws make difference in open government Updated: Sat, Mar 18, 2006 Destructive grass fires. The death penalty trial of a 9/11 conspirator. A woman who overcame abuse and numerous foster homes and shelters and now hopes to rescue her siblings from similar conditions. Each of these stories was printed in the pages of The Oklahoman the past seven days. None of them could have been... Read More
OSU's open records policy may not comply with law Updated: Fri, Mar 17, 2006 An open records policy at Oklahoma State University that students and faculty say requires all requests to go through attorneys may not comply with state law, Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson said. Policies filtering all requests through legal counsel may not provide for "prompt and reasonable" access as... Read More
Group wants death records open to online researchers Updated: Thu, Mar 16, 2006 Some branches of the family tree are more difficult to reach than others. Billie Fogarty, president of the Oklahoma Genealogical Society, believes online access to the Oklahoma "death index" might make the climbing a little easier for genealogists. Sue Bordeaux, program manager in Vital Statistics at the state... Read More
Sunshine Week highlights open government Updated: Wed, Mar 15, 2006 Oklahoma lawmakers this week are being strongly reminded of the power of the press. It is Sunshine Week, an emphasis on open government. Read More
Edmondson backs openness Updated: Wed, Mar 15, 2006 When someone challenges whether an agency is violating the open records or open meeting laws, Attorney General Drew Edmondson usually is responsible for giving an answer. Seminars provide facts on records, meetings In case of an open records lawsuit, he also would be responsible for defending state agencies.... Read More
Seminars provide facts on records, meetings Updated: Wed, Mar 15, 2006 Hundreds of public officials from across the state got a crash course in open government last year from Attorney General Drew Edmondson and his staff. The seminars, sponsored by Edmondson's office, the Oklahoma Press Association and FOI Oklahoma, included information on how to comply with the state's Open Records... Read More
Need for open records goes beyond reporting Updated: Tue, Mar 14, 2006 Open government is about more than the media. It's about people like Arch Downing of Oklahoma City, who needed a police report Monday after some parts were stolen from his boat. Downing, a retired police officer, needed the report to collect insurance. Such everyday uses of the law are threatened if government... Read More
Records bills proposed Updated: Mon, Mar 13, 2006 Several bills proposing changes in the state's Open Records Act and Open Meeting Act were filed for the 2006 Legislature to consider. Time limit urged for records Mark Thomas, executive vice president of the Oklahoma Press Association, said many of the bills are dormant, meaning they likely will not be heard... Read More
Bush order calls for 'sunshine' Updated: Mon, Mar 13, 2006 WASHINGTON - Faced with public criticism about the secretiveness of his administration and pressure from Capitol Hill to abide by Freedom of Information Act requirements, President Bush in December issued an executive order aimed at speeding up the processing of public record requests. Bush's order requires... Read More
Effort shines light on openness Updated: Sun, Mar 12, 2006 Sunshine Week started as Sunshine Sunday. The effort to educate the public about open records and start a national dialogue began in 2002 in Florida. Andy Alexander, freedom of information chairman for the American Society of Newspaper Editors, said Florida had a long and proud history of open government, one its... Read More
Knowledge is democracy, polls say Updated: Sun, Mar 12, 2006 Two recent polls show that Americans generally believe that open, accessible government promotes a good democracy, and some people are concerned with a perceived rise in government secrecy at all levels. One poll found that most Americans think it's OK for government to keep secrets from the public in certain... Read More
High fees for public records may end Updated: Sun, Mar 12, 2006 Police departments in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Edmond and Norman are among agencies that charge the public too much for copies of public records, The Oklahoman has learned. Sometimes those overcharges are several times higher than the legal limit. As a result, officials in state Attorney General Drew Edmondson's... Read More
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