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State audit details Open Meeting Act violations, abuses by Town of Bernice trustees

The Bernice Board of Trustees violated several of the Open Meeting Act's requirements for executive sessions and abused the statute's "new business" provision, according to findings in a state audit released Wednesday. "A review of town records and int... »

District attorney asks state Supreme Court for right to appeal district judge's decision releasing surveillance video that led to arrest of Bartlesville police officers

Washington County District Attorney Kevin Buchanan wants the state Supreme Court to give him the right to appeal a district judge's order that Bartlesville police provide the local newspaper with a copy of hospital surveillance video that led to the ar... »

Bartlesville newspaper wins access to videotape in which two police officers allegedly assaulted a handcuffed hospital patient

A Washington County judge has ordered Bartlesville police to provide the local newspaper with a copy of hospital surveillance video that led to the arrest of two officers in December. But the Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise has not received the copy s... »

Plaintiffs appeal Washington County judge's decision that Oklahomans aren't entitled to sue to enforce Open Meeting Act unless specifically harmed by alleged violation

Oklahoma's Supreme Court is being asked to decide if residents may sue to enforce the state Open Meeting Act without having been specifically harmed by the public body's alleged violation. Joel Rabin and Sharon Hurst are appealing a Washington County j... »

Washington County Judge dismisses BRTA lawsuit, says Oklahomans aren't entitled to sue to enforce Open Meeting Act unless specifically harmed by alleged violation

A Washington County judge sided with the Bartlesville Redevelopment Authority on Friday, dismissing a lawsuit alleging an Open Meeting Act violation by the public body. In a 10-page ruling, Associate District Judge Russell Vaclaw said the plaintiffs, J... »

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