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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

Putting blinders on TGOV: What's Bartlett Jr trying to hide?

Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett Jr is pushing for a policy change to Tulsa's local government cable channel that would hinder public transparency and accountability in city government. Today, Monday, January 23, 2012, at 2 p.m., in City Hall room 411, the TGOV Coordinating Committee will meet to discuss: Whether or...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 23, 2012 8:21 AM

OSU journalism prof to Bartlett Jr: "Sealing court records isn't supporting the public's right to know"

OSU journalism prof Joey Senat, writing on the blog of FOI Oklahoma, an organization that promotes open meetings, open records, and government transparency, chides mayoral candidate Dewey Bartlett Jr for having public records pertaining to his divorce sealed shortly after pledging himself to transparency in government. Bartlett's request came a...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 5, 2009 3:08 PM