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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 44m
#foioklahoma By Jeff Elkins, oklahoman.com: The initial challenge in June asserted five causes of action, including Local Development Act violations and Open Meeting Act violations, unlawful TIF incentives, noncompliance with statutory review committees and unlawful actions at public hearings.
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Norman residents appeal OU arena TIF plan to Oklahoma Supreme Court
Opponents of Norman's new arena have taken their fight to the state's highest court, warning of "junk" bond ratings and $230 million in hidden debt.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 17h
/2 It also seeks investigation of public officials' use of nondisclosure agreements, whether intentional concealment of the projects from the public occurred, alleged false representations of the projects, potential willful misconduct by public officials and other possible offenses.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 17h
#foioklahoma By Shane Jackson, claremoreprogress.com: The petition asks that a grand jury examine whether willful violations of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and Oklahoma Open Records Act were committed.
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Grand jury attempt to stop projects revived
Although recent attempts to convene a grand jury to investigate several Rogers County governing bodies over controversial economic development projects failed, two Rogers County residents have filed t...
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
/3 The request should include identifiable records, rather than general information, and specific search terms to help city officials identify the records. If a request doesn't meet those requirements, the city may ask the person seeking the records for clarification.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
/2 The form may include the person's name and contact information, a description of the records being requested and the general time frame when the records were created.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
#foioklahoma By Eric Swanson, swoknews.com: Under the ordinance, people who request city-held records must fill out a form which may include enough information to allow the city to identify and locate the records.
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Cache updates open-records policies
CACHE, OK — At the request of its insurance carrier, the City of Cache has updated its policies for handling requests for public records.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
/2 Records obtained through an open records request show the authority paid more than $20 million for the property. County records valued the property at more than $2.5 million.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#foioklahoma From news9.com: The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority paid a total of $20,533,040 to acquire the HeyDay Entertainment property in Norman as part of the expansion of the Toby Keith Expressway, according to records obtained by News 9. www.news9.com/oklahoma-cit...
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5 Things To Know: OTA purchases Norman HeyDay, Sayre Grain fire
The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority has acquired additional property in Norman, a grain fire continues to burn in Sayre, and an arrest was made outside Bishop McGuinness High School. Here are the 5 Things...
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#foioklahoma By Wendy Suares, okcfox.com: Emails and testing records obtained by FOX 25 show district officials were addressing fungal growth in classrooms at multiple schools in 2025. okcfox.com/news/local/e...
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EPS emails document 'fungal bloom' at multiple schools; parents question cleanup oversight
After FOX 25 reported on water damage, mold testing and parent-notification concerns at John Ross Elementary, parents, teachers and former teachers contacted th
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
/2 "We are going to hold city, county and state governments responsible for those who violate, for example, the Open Meeting Act and the Open Records Act," Echols said.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#foioklahoma By Olivia Hickey, koco.com: "There should be transparency with contracts involving outside legal counsel so that we know how much is actually being spent and paid to outside legal counsel," Coffey said.
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Oklahoma AG candidates Coffey and Echols share priorities ahead of election
Democrat Nick Coffey and Republican Jon Echols are competing to become Oklahoma's next attorney general, outlining their qualifications and goals before the Nov. 3 election.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#foioklahoma By Emma Murphy, oklahomavoice.com: Lawmakers on Wednesday discussed taking another stab at modernizing Oklahoma courtrooms by introducing audio and visual recording technology. oklahomavoice.com/2026/10/07/l...
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Lawmakers consider introducing recording to Oklahoma courtrooms to assist operations • Oklahoma Voice
Lawmakers discussed taking another stab at modernizing Oklahoma courtrooms by introducing audio and visual recording technology.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
/2 The Oklahoma Corporation Commission entered into over $310,000 worth of severance agreements in the last 18 months, but only one was signed off on by the commissioners, according to records released to Oklahoma Voice through an open records request.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
#foioklahoma By Emma Murphy, oklahomavoice.com: One issue that both candidates agree on is that the three corporation commissioners need the ability to provide greater oversight of the expenditure of public money.
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Corporation Commission candidates differ on Oklahoma data center regulation, utility rates • Oklahoma Voice
Oklahomans will decide between two Oklahoma Corporation Commission candidates who differ in how they want to regulate data centers and utility rates.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
#foioklahoma By Corey Jones, tulsaworld.com: Also discussed in the petition is Tulsa Little League Baseball litigation, open records compliance, Oklahoma Survivors' Act waiver language, re-election campaign matters and how Kunzweiler runs his office. tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...
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Signature-gathering OK'd in petition for grand jury investigation of Steve Kunzweiler
Grand Jury Justice now has 45 calendar days to collect 5,000 signatures of registered Tulsa County voters to advance to the next procedural step.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
/2 As a result, it is unclear whether DeRose’s body-worn camera recorded those encounters in May and June.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#foioklahoma By Faithanna Olsson, nondoc.com: Filed July 23, an Open Records Act request for police reports and body camera footage for three preceding arrests by DeRose received no responsive records by the publication of this article.
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Edmond jaywalking arrest highlights homeless count, body camera questions
On June 19, 2026, Edmond police officers arrested an unhoused man for jaywalking. One incorrectly assured the man his body camera was on.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
/2 As a result, it is unclear whether DeRose’s body-worn camera recorded those encounters in May and June.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
FRONTIER MEDIA GROUP V. CITY OF TULSA www.oscn.net/dockets/GetC...
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OSCN Case Details
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#foioklahoma From The Frontier Staff: The Frontier is suing the City of Tulsa and the private security contractor that ran the now-closed municipal jail for access to records related to deaths at the facility.
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The Frontier sues for access to records related to Tulsa jail deaths
The lawsuit seeks records related to at least seven deaths at the facility, including investigation and incident reports, surveillance video, intake forms and welfare-check logs.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
/2 Each included a week of pay for each year of employment, 18 months of health insurance premiums, longevity payments, and sometimes unexplained lump sums of money, according to the agreements obtained by Oklahoma Voice through an open records request.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#foioklahoma By Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice: Brandy Wreath, Trey Davis and Jimmy Siler, who all worked in the agency’s administrative division, were each given severance agreements.
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Severance agreements with Oklahoma regulatory agency top $300k • Oklahoma Voice
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has agreed to pay over $310,000 in severance to three former employees who parted with the agency in the last 18 months, according to copies of their severance agre...
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
/2 … which includes "any final disciplinary action resulting in loss of pay, suspension, demotion of position or termination" of a school-district employee on its list of what is a public record.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#foioklahoma By Murray Evans, swoknews.com: Any resignation letter sent by either Craig Foster or Tevin Foster would be considered as a public record under the Oklahoma Open Records Act, …
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Former Ike HS basketball coach charged with hazing
LAWTON, OK — Following the release of video showing an apparent hazing incident, Eisenhower High School’s former head basketball coach has been charged for the incident.On Friday, Craid Bernard Foster
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#foioklahoma By Brian Smallwood, tulsaflyer.org: Among the issues identified in the petition are reported assaults & sexual misconduct at the Tulsa County Juvenile Detention Center, proceedings involving compliance with the Oklahoma Open Records Act. tulsaflyer.org/2026/09/25/g...
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Petition seeks grand jury investigation of Tulsa County DA Steve Kunzweiler
The petition seeks a grand jury investigation into Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler and his office over the handling of several cases, public records and other office practices.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#foioklahoma By Nuria Martinez-Keel, oklahomavoice.com: Oklahoma Voice filed an open records request Wednesday seeking a copy of the dismissal notice, but the city had not yet provided it as of publication. Ward said she had no further details beyond what is in the notice.
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Public intoxication charge dismissed against Oklahoma secretary of state • Oklahoma Voice
Oklahoma Secretary of State Benjamin Lepak was arrested in August outside of a McDonald's. It was his third alcohol-related arrest.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
/2 … not that we need to have deep pockets and waste our court system’s valuable time obtaining judge’s orders.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#foioklahoma Commentary By Janelle Stecklein, oklahomavoice.com: Our law operates on the foundation that Oklahomans are “vested with the inherent right to know and be fully informed about their government,” …
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Oklahoma Voice won an open records case we never should have had to fight. Here’s how it worked. • Oklahoma Voice
State agencies sometimes pick some weird hills to die on when it comes to public access, but the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and its governing board take the cake.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
/3 “If they can’t, the Open Meeting Act’s purpose – to help the public observe and understand how the government body makes decisions on the public’s behalf – is defeated,” he said.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
/2 “People attending the meeting should be able to hear and see what the members of the public body are saying and doing,” Senat said.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
#foioklahoma By Barbara Hoberock, oklahomavoice.com: Open Meeting Act expert Joey Senat said the law does not require public bodies to use a working sound system, but it is a good idea.
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Resident claims his rights were violated at Oklahoma board meeting • Oklahoma Voice
An Oklahoma resident is demanding a state board apologize and consider reconvening after its audio equipment failed to work properly, hampering his ability to participate in a public meeting.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
#foioklahoma By Paxson Haws, normantranscript.com: The Norman Public Schools Board of Education discussed a policy and resolution regarding the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and how it prepares meeting agendas.
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NPS Board of Education discuss policy, resolution about agenda preparation and the Open Meetings Act
The Norman Public Schools Board of Education discussed a policy and resolution regarding the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and how it prepares meeting agendas.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
#foioklahoma By Ben Felder, oklahoman.com: Before the policy change, multiple officers expressed confusion about how to decide when a pursuit should end, including in the Shells' case, according to court records.
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OKC police ignored warnings about pursuit policy, court records show
Wrongful death lawsuit reveals concerns among police officers over high-speed chase policy, which many called subjective.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
#foioklahoman By Alex Gladden, oklahoman.com: Joey Senat, an expert in Oklahoma open records law and a recently retired professor at Oklahoma State University, disputed that any such calendar would not be subject to an open records request. www.oklahoman.com/story/news/p...
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt keeps copies of past calendars secret
An expert in Oklahoma open records law disputed that records of official business were not public.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
#foioklahoma By Curtis Killman, tulsaworld.com: Opponents of a Sand Springs data center have filed an amended lawsuit — this time including Open Meeting and Open Records Act violation claims — after a judge dismissed it earlier. tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...
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Data center opponents add open meetings, records violation claims to lawsuit
The lawsuit challenging the rezoning for development of a Google data center now alleges Sand Springs' vague records from city public rezoning meetings violated state laws.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
#foioklahoma By Austin Curtright, usatoday: There will be an SEC officiating crew for Michigan-Oklahoma in Week 2 after a Big Ten crew officiated last season's game between the two blue bloods, according to open records request obtained by Sooners on SI.
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Who is officiating Michigan-Oklahoma in Week 2? Non-Big Ten crew heading to Ann Arbor
Who is officiating Michigan-Oklahoma in Week 2? Here's what to know of the crew heading to Ann Arbor, Michigan:
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
/2 The correspondence also details the agency’s ongoing dispute and legal concerns with a nonprofit involved in the supper initiative.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
#foioklahoma By Nuria Martinez-Keel, oklahomavoice.com: Hundreds of pages of emails and documents Oklahoma Voice obtained through an open records request with the Education Department laid bare the confusion and disappointment directed at the state agency.
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Frustrated districts, ‘blindsided’ lawmakers: Inside the ending of an Oklahoma school supper program • Oklahoma Voice
The unexpected cancellation of a federally funded meal program in Oklahoma has drawn criticism from schools and lawmakers.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
/2 On July 16, Oklahoma County District Judge Don Andrews ordered its release, finding that the severance agreement was not exempt from the Oklahoma Open Records Act, regardless of the confidentiality clause.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
#foioklahoma By Barbara Hoberock, oklahomavoice.com: Oklahoma Voice immediately requested a copy of the severance agreement under the Open Records Act but was denied. Editor Janelle Stecklein sued on behalf of Oklahoma Voice in May 2024 seeking the document’s release.
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Oklahoma wildlife officials release severance agreement after two-year legal fight • Oklahoma Voice
OKLAHOMA CITY – After more than two years of litigation and tens of thousands in legal fees, a state agency Thursday released the severance agreement for its former executive director. The agreement b...
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
#foioklahoma By Mason Young, tulsaworld.com: The Tulsa World obtained the contracts for all three nonconference games via an open records request to the university. tulsaworld.com/sports/colle...
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Sooners get paid for Michigan trip, but pay more than $1 million to UTEP, New Mexico
The Tulsa World obtained the contracts for all three nonconference games via an open records request to the university. Here’s a breakdown of the contracts and compensation.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
/2 By the time the Lookout Kitchen restaurants closed, records obtained by FOX 25 showed RPW still owed the state more than $254,000.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
#foioklahoma By Wendy Suares, okcfox.com: FOX 25 previously reported that RPW fell behind on payments it owed Oklahoma and entered into a repayment agreement with the state.
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Judge finds fraud in Lookout Kitchen deal, orders Ferrari, Bentley turned over to investor
An Oklahoma County judge has ruled the man behind Oklahoma's failed Lookout Kitchen restaurants and his company committed fraud in obtaining money from an inves
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
/2 The rebuttal stems from an arrest that occurred earlier this year at a town hall discussing the data center project planned for Claremore.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
#foioklahoma By Burt Mummolo, fox23.com: The City of Claremore has been told by the Attorney General's Office that they can't charge thousands of dollars for an open records request.
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Claremore's $17,000 open records fee shot down by AG's office
The City of Claremore has been told by the Attorney General's Office that they can't charge thousands of dollars for an open records request.
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
#foioklahoma By Brett Barrouquere, arkansasonline.com: Entergy iseeks a temporary restraining order & permanent injunction to stop publications from disclosing details about Entergy’s agreements with Altitude Capital LLC, a front for Google, as the company seeks a data center in West Memphis.
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Judge expected to rule Wednesday on Entergy’s request to stop Democrat-Gazette from publishing data center info | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
A federal judge said he will rule Wednesday in a dispute between Entergy Arkansas and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette over details of an agreement the power company has with Google about data centers in...
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
#foioklahoma The Brechner Report: August 2026 mailchi.mp/jou.ufl.edu/...
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High schoolers launch Florida watch, and other FOI news and tips
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
#foioklahoma By Kimberly Querry-Thompson, okcfox.com: According to the court filing, an attorney and Sanders submitted written requests through the Oklahoma Open Records Act for information regarding P-71. okcfox.com/news/local/n...
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New court filing seeks information on Oklahoma City bombing unidentified DNA
A grandmother who lost two grandchildren in the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in 1995 says she is still seeking answers.On April 19, 1995, K
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
From De Strandharker.. just lovely
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FOIOK.bsky.social @foiok.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
HOUSE BILL 3030 www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-...
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