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Michael Willis for Tulsa County Clerk

On Tuesday, June 28, 2016, Republican voters in Tulsa County will decide which of two candidates will be our next County Clerk. The incumbent is not running for re-election, and only two Republicans filed for the seat: Michael Willis and Nancy Rothman. Online access to public records is a big...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 18, 2016 11:56 PM

Pat Key, who puts obstacles in the way of public access to public information, is tired of budget transparency talk

Tulsa County Clerk Pat Key says she is tired of Tulsa County Assessor Ken Yazel's annual push for budget transparency. Yazel has repeatedly voted against the county's budget, saying it does not provide a complete accounting of all county revenues and expenditures. He made the same argument Monday, and again,...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 12, 2014 2:04 AM

Nancy Rothman: Where did all the money go?

On July 17, 2011, the Tulsa World ran a story on the 2003 appeals court ruling that levied attorney's fees on Tulsa City Council District 2 candidate Nancy Rothman because of her contemptible attempts to alienate her sons from their father and to smear her ex-husband's reputation. (The story ran...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 25, 2011 8:18 PM

Court: Nancy Rothman behavior contemptuous; notes false abuse reports, attempt to "setup" ex with child porn

An Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals decision provided to BatesLine reveals that Nancy Rothman, Republican candidate for Tulsa City Council District 2, lost custody of her minor children and was required to pay $70,099 of her ex-husband's court costs and attorney fees in the custody battle because she had been...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 13, 2011 2:36 AM