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May 21, 2013
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101 found alive after Moore tornado; death toll revised to 24

Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma and Pottawatomie counties are named in the declaration as well as Cleveland County, where more than 20 schoolchildren are missing and feared dead from a Moore elementary school.

HOW TO HELP: A list of contact info for assisting Oklahoma tornado victims
Resident warned by mother escapes tornado
President Obama speaks on Oklahoma disaster
Severe weather possible again today southeast of Tulsa area
CONTINUING COVERAGE: Find all our stories about the Moore tornado
PHOTO GALLERY: View all the tornado photos from Moore on Monday.
PHOTO GALLERY: View all the photos related to the storms on Sunday.
PHOTOS: Kids rescued from rubble at Moore elementary

 
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Improvement of OU women's golf star mirrors program

A few years ago, Oklahoma coach Veronique Drouin-Luttrell stalked Chirapat Jao-Javanil around the Callaway Junior World Golf Championships at San Diego's Torrey Pines course.

 
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Tandy Community Supercomputer to have public dedication Thursday in Tulsa

There are a number of supercomputers in place across the country - you just can't get to them unless you're an employee or faculty member of the right institution.

 
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Living Wright: Movies are good, but spare me the movie theater

So imagine, if you're bored enough, my excitement over "Star Trek: Into Darkness," which debuted this weekend. I'm trying to coordinate a night this week to see it with Lord V, who's much more of a fan than I am.

 
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Photos and stories from the 2013 Moore tornado. Who is Tulsa's next mayor?
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Oklahoma Open Record Access

About this project: This is the home to continuing coverage about accessing open records in Oklahoma.

During the summer of 2012, the Tulsa World’s summer news interns conducted an Open Records Act survey of 16 cities and eight counties in northeastern Oklahoma. Three Oklahoma counties and the city of Tulsa either failed to comply with open records requests or took more than a month to provide records.

Learn more about the survey and the importance of open record access


Who to contact for open records

Find out the contact information for the following cities to gain access to open records.



If your city is not included, email ziva.branstetter@tulsaworld.com.
HEADLINES

Request for city of Tulsa records in police case brings no response   12/8/2012

The city of Tulsa has not responded to a request made by the Tulsa World more than two months ago for records on police arbitration proceedings.

Outdated law blocks access to public records   8/20/2012

One of the biggest obstacles to Oklahoma government transparency is a lack of recourse for people being denied documents, said Lindel Hutson, president of Freedom of Information Oklahoma Inc.
Open records response varies

Open records response varies   8/20/2012

Three Oklahoma counties and the city of Tulsa either failed to comply with open records requests or took more than a month to provide records in an open records survey by the Tulsa World.
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Freedom of Information Oklahoma: FOI Oklahoma is a non-profit organization that provides information and tools to help Oklahomans access public records.

Freedom of Information Oklahoma blog

Search Attorney General opinions, some of which impact the Oklahoma Open Records Act

Important sections of the Open Records Act

More links and information regarding federal and state open records

Link to Open Records Act

Note: State open records and federal open records laws are different. If you want to request something from a federal agency, use a federal request letter. If you want to request something from a state agency, use the state request letter.

State records request letter by Joey Senat, Oklahoma State University School of Media & Strategic Communications associate professor

Federal records request letter generator
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Oklahoma recently received an “F” from the State Integrity Investigation, which aimed to grade each state’s open government traits, according to the survey’s website. The national study by the Center for Public Integrity docked Oklahoma points due to a lack of enforcement. The state ranked 33rd in the country. See the complete report.
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