Oklahoma bill would limit public access to public officials’ timekeeping records

Some government watchdogs are warning a newly-filed bill looking to change Oklahoma’s Open Records Act could make it harder ...

Oklahoma Supreme Court rules OU financial, sexual misconduct investigation not public record

The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that documents from an investigation into financial and sexual misconduct involving ...

OK treasurer fights deposition order in suit saying his office used Signal for state business

Oklahoma State Treasurer Todd Russ was ordered by a judge to sit for a deposition, but now he's asking the Supreme Court for ...

Oklahoma is the only state not sharing regional and county-level measles data

Oklahoma is the only state not providing measles cases by county or on a regional level, according to researchers at Johns ...
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Complaints of open records violations increased with launch of Oklahoma AG’s compliance portal

The Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office has received over 220 complaints of open records violations this year, with the numbers increasing since a public complaint form launched, officials said.
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Oklahoma Watch v. State of Oklahoma

Background: In March 2025, Oklahoma Watch reporter John Christopher Hallman submitted a public records request to the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety seeking access to “black box” data from a law ...
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New law gives Oklahomans denied access to public records an alternative to court

A new law passed by more than three-fourths of the Legislature over Gov. Kevin Stitt’s veto earlier this year gives individuals and public officials an alternative for resolving Open Records Act ...